Ayatollah you soJihad Walking Review Of all the historical and political influences in Iranian history which do you think has had the greatest influence on modern day Iran Why did the United States support the authoritarian rule of the Pahlavi shahs ID: 596254
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How much do you think Iranians know about American government institutions?
Ayatollah you so--Jihad Walking!Slide4
Review!
Of all the historical and political influences in Iranian history, which do you think has had the greatest influence on modern day Iran?
Why did the United States support the authoritarian rule of the Pahlavi shahs?
How did the White Revolution upset the balance in Iranian society?
What is patronage, and how did the shah’s patronage system further upset Iranians?
What do you think was the most important factor that led to the Ayatollah’s rise to power in Iran?Slide5Slide6
Pick up the article on your way in.Slide7
Iran Since the 1979 RevolutionSlide8
Ayatollah Khomeini
Began a Cultural Revolution (1986-87) immediately after the constitution was adopted:
Purify the country from secularism
Clear all liberals/Westerners from universities
Execute opposition leaders in the name of “revolutionary justice”Slide9
Ayatollah Khomeini
Under his rule, clerics consolidated their power over Iran
Oil prices rebounded, so social programs expanded by the govt.
Iraq invades Iran, helps build national pride
Khomeini still charismatic
But, Khomeini dies in 1989!Slide10
Ayatollah Khamenei
Originally considered having a 3 person council as Ayatollah
Not as charismatic, nor as scholarly
Led to some resentment and uprisings in last 25 years, but Khamenei has remained in power
Questions about legitimacy of the government
Most powerful person in IranSlide11
Major Presidencies in Iran
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st
—Mohammad Khatami (1997-2005)
A reformer and moderate
Called for “Dialogue among civilizations.”
Tehran Spring
—Cautious loosening of freedom of speech and press
Attempts to open the economy
Reforms limited because of lack of presidential power, conservatism of other parts of the govt.Slide12
Ahmadinejad—2005-2013
Hardline conservative
Canceled many of Khatami’s reforms, closed newspapers, banned books
First non-clerical president of Iran
Continued nuclear program, first to enrich uranium
Arrested scholars
Hostile towards the West
Deficit spending when oil prices dropped, lead to inflation and unemploymentSlide13Slide14Slide15
2009 Election and the Green Revolution
Ahmadinejad vs.
Mousavi
(reformer)
Ahmadinejad won, but
Mousavi
supporters thought it was rigged
Became the “Green Revolution”
Huge demonstrations
36 killed, thousands arrested and tortured
Khamenei “vaccinated” society against protesting “germs”
Showed that Iranians would rise up against the theocracy, but also that the regime was strong enough to stay in powerSlide16
Neda
Saltan
A death in TehranSlide17
2013 Election—Hassan
Rouhani
Hassan
Rouhani
, reformist elected in a landslide
Very popular right now
Has appointed female ministers in his cabinet, but has not lessened restrictions on women
Freed some political prisoners, but also stepped up executions
Reached agreement on Iranian nuclear deal, easing of sanctions expected
Predictions for the future?
His music video!Slide18
Review!
How did the death of Ayatollah Khomeini put the legitimacy of the Iranian government in question?
What reforms did President
Katami
enact, and why were they only partly successful?
How did Ahmadinejad change the way Iranians were viewed abroad?
What caused the Green Revolution, and what did it show about Iranian citizens?
What predictions do you have for the
Rouhani
presidency?Slide19
Political Cartoons!
Each student will draw a political cartoon on one of the leaders in Iranian history.
Leaders that can be included:
Ayatollah
Komeini
Ayatollah Khamenei
President Khatami
President
Ahmedinejad
Presidential candidate
Mousavi
President
Rouhani
The funnier the better!!!
Each political cartoon must include:
Images
Words
Color
An explanation on the backSlide20
FRQ—2011 #1