Impetus For Iran's Islamic Revolution

On April 1, 1999 Iranians joyfully celebrated the twentieth anniversary of their successful Islamic Revolution. This revolution, led by the charismatic figure Ayatollah Khomeini, removed the Shah and constituted the first Islamic Republic in modern times. Various countries, such as the United Kingdom, but more directly the United States for its own strategic and economic purposes, tried desperately to prevent this outcome. With so many overt and covert efforts aimed against Iran, the “David” of Iran defeated the US “Goliath.” All revolutions have their incipient actions that precipitate them, and Iran is not exempt from this precept. The causes of the Iranian Revolution of 1979 stem from the dissatisfaction of the Iranian people with the Shah’s modernizing efforts; the Shah’s authoritarian government; disenchantment with the influence of Western views; a return to traditional Islamic values; and, most important, the persona of Ayatollah Khomeini. The following will seek to elucidate the basis for Iran’s Islamic Revolution.

Prior to 1941 relations between Iran and the United States were nearly non-existent. The threat of the Soviet Union with Communism and the response of US global s

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