Section One
1.Discuss the economic factorsleading to the Islamic Revolution
required to make their land available to the government for
redistribution to peasants. Among these lands were those held by
religious endowments. This law laid the foundations of opposition to the
king by religious fundamentalists and pitted Ayatollah Ruhollah
Khomeini against Mohammad Reza Shah.
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Oil revenue: caused inflation: Revenue from the sale of oil made possible
extraordinary growth in capital investment in economic projects. Iran's
net income rose from U.S. $68 million during the first five-year plan
(1949-1954) to U.S. $68,ooo million (or U.S. 68t billion) during the fifth
five-year plan (1973-1978). More clearly stated: a thousand-fold
increase in less than thirty years!
Socio-Economic factors: The white revolution of 1963: The conflict
between "cleric" and "soldier" again took shape. Ayatollah Khomeini was
arrested and exiled, and all of the reforms of the "Revolution of the King and
the People" or "White Revolution"
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Abolition of the feudal system
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Sale of government owned factories
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Nationalization of forests
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Women’s suffrage
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National literacy corp
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Plan to give shares of industries to the workers
2. Discuss the Social Factorsleading to the Islamic Revolution
