Iran Revolution

Revolutions have the power to change whole generations and countries in a small amount of time. In Iran before 1979, many Iranian people were becoming fed up with the Shah, who was a leader the CIA put into place to spread Western thinking into the government and society. The Shah attempted to modernize the country of Iran, but this was against many conservatives in the country (fsmitha.com). The Shah was exiled from the country and the religious conservatives started to go against his rule and pushing their views back into the government. Before, the people of Iran saw the Shah as a puppet, hurting the country more than helping (fsmitha.com). At the end of the revolution, the government, economy and military were all in a disarray with religious leaders attempting to take control.

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