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The revolution was unusual for the surprise it created throughout the world
hi'a clergy have had a significant influence on some Iranians, who have tended to be religious, traditional, and alienated from any process of Westernization. The clergy first showed themselves to be a powerful political force in opposition to Iran's monarch with the 1891 tobacco protest boycott that effectively destroyed an unpopular concession granted by the Shah giving a British company a monopoly over buying and selling Tobacco in Iran.
Shah Pahlavi maintained a close relationship with the US government, both regimes sharing a fear of/opposition to the expansion of Soviet state, Iran's powerful northern neighbor.
In 1977 the Shah responded to the "polite reminder" of the importance of political rights by the new American President, Jimmy Carter, by granting amnesty to some prisoners and allowing the Red Cross to visit prisons. Through 1977 liberal opposition formed organizations and issued open letters denouncing the regime.
The leader of the Iranian revolution - Shia cleric Ayatolah Ruhollah Khomeini - first came to political prominence in 1963 when he led opposition to the Shah and his "white revolution, a program of reforms to break up landholdings (including those owned by religious foundations), grant women the right to vote and equality in marriage, and allow religious minorities to hold government office.
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What year did the Iranian Revolution begin?
The Iranian or Islamic Revolution began in 1979.
Which person is known for leading the Iranian Revolution?
Ayatollah Khomeini
The 1979 Iranian Revolution established?
It established an Islamic Repbulic.
Why did the Soviet Union support the Iranian Revolution?
Because it was the opposite of the US support and also the Iranian Revolutionaries had ideas the Soviets liked.
How was the Iranian 1979 revolution a symbol of anti-westernization and modernity?
The Shah had a strong Western and Modern perspective. He was replaced by the Ayatollahs who had a strong Islamist perspective. Therefore the Iranian Revolution was seen as a symbol anti-Westernization and anti-Modernity.
