PPT-Chapter 12: Iran

Countries and Concepts Politics Geography Culture 12e By Michael G Roskin Copyright 2013 2011 2009 2007 Pearson Education Inc Sergio Pitamitz Corbis Irans Geography Copyright 2013 2011 2009 2007 Pearson Education Inc . Are you planning to visit Iran? Are you wondering It is safe to visit Iran? or Do I need a visa for Iran? And how hard is to get a visa? or even Is it safe for US citizens to visit Iran? There lots of important information to do or not to do in Iran, and on this slides we have listed some of most important tips that you need to know before or during visit Iran. We hope that these tips help you to get the most out of your trip to Iran. David Albright. ISIS. November 3, 2013. Nuclear Weapon Issues in the 21st Century. Sponsored by the American . Physical Society Forum on Physics/Society & GWU Elliott School. Photo of Natanz, DigitalGlobe. Jon Wolfsthal. Deputy Director CNS. US Institute for Peace – June 10, 2014. US-Iranian Ties/Tensions Have a Long History. 1950s with Overthrow of Iranian PM . Mossadegh. 1960s - 1970s US Support for Shah. What’s In this Chapter…... How have changing world conditions promoted the need for internationalism?. How have the United Nations’ changing international responses affected nationalism?. How do the responses of various international organizations affect nationalism?. AP Comparative Government. Policy Making Factions. The most powerful policymaking institutions in Iran are the Majles and the Guardian Council. The Expediency Council referee’s between the two institutions. What is this war about anyway. ?. Saddam Hussein . Ayatollah Khomeini . Iraq has oil…. Iraq’s oil is good quality. It exists in great quantity . It is cheap to produce. Costs about $1.00 . a barrel (yes 1 dollar). Eric Lob, PhD. Florida International University. Question . How has the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) . instrumentalized. development to further its geopolitical, economic, and ideological interests in Sub-Saharan Africa?. http://www.conservapedia.com/images/7/7d/US_Iran.gif. Presentation by Robert Martinez. Images as cited.. In February 1979, less than a year before the hostage crisis, . Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. , the Shah of Iran, had been overthrown in an Islamist, nationalist revolution.. Isaac Littler. Safavids 1501-1722. Predominantly Persian elite. Claimed to be descendants of the Twelve Imams. Lack of central control. Converted about 90% of population to Shiism. Had respect for . People of the Book. The Resurgence of Conservatism. www.Apushreview.com. Reagan was a member of the New Right:. Believed large government was a failure. Advocated free markets, anti-Soviet foreign policy, against government programs. Taft-Hartley Act (1947) – reduced growth of organized labor. Serviceman’s Readjustment Act (G.I. Bill) (1944) – financial aid to veterans of WWII (education, job training). Long-term Economic prosperity. “Independence and Development in the Global South”. Experiments with Culture:. The Role of Islam in Turkey and Iran. Experiments with Culture. Common issue all across the developing world = how to balance older traditions with modernity and Western culture/outlooks. A focus on Turkey, Iraq, and Iran. MOUNTAINS (turkey). Several tectonic plates converge at the Anatolian Peninsula, AKA: Asia Minor. North Anatolian Fault (Turkey)—one of the most active faults in the world. David Albright. ISIS. November 3, 2013. Nuclear Weapon Issues in the 21st Century. Sponsored by the American . Physical Society Forum on Physics/Society & GWU Elliott School. Photo of Natanz, DigitalGlobe.