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Examines the social, cultural, economic, and political factors that contributed to the Iranian Revolution, and discusses the effects of the revolution in Iran and the Middle East, including the rise of Islamic fundamentalism.
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The Iranian people despised their leader, Reza Shah, who catered to foreign businesses while ruling Iran as a dictator. In 1979 discontent boiled up into all-out revolution. Led by the charismatic Ayatollah Khomeini, the Iranian people seized control and created a new government based on the Islamic religion.
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