... collapsed and the future was uncertain. In its original stages, this revolution, under the direction of Khomeini, was seen as a plan that would reorder Iran's social hierarchy and renounce western power and influence. According to Mackey, this revolution was "powered by political, economic, and social inequities of Pahlavi Iran and driven by nationalism."" However, this revolution soon turned ... up to these high expectations? On February 5, 1979, Khomeini introduced Mehdi Bazargan as interim prime minister. Bazargan was an extremely religious man who came out of the National Front. He ...

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... as the removal of the symbolic leader of the Iranian nation. Many of his followers formed groups in opposition to the Shah. Leaders of the Freedom Front, one of the groups that grew out of the Mossadeq movement, were a group composed of intellectuals who tended to be centrist in philosophy, more ... In late 1978, the Shah came to the conclusion that he would and could not rule a country in which he had to stand in front of his dying people. He understood that he could not militarily occupy his own country. The Shah's early mistakes had been devastating as the ... vacation"(Orwin 46). He...

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... deny the Soviet Union an oil concession in northern Iran. Although he resisted joining political parties, Mossadegh agreed in 1949 to head the National Front, a group of several parties that supported oil nationalization. Within a year the National Front had members in cities and towns throughout the country and had perfected the organizing mass political rallies. Conservative political groups, backed by the shah ... war in its midst, Iran seemed to be very vulnerable to foreign invasions and Hussein saw his chance. On September 22, 1980, Iraq launched an air and land invasion of wester...

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... the Shah. On October 6, 1978, Khomeini was expelled from Iraq and moved to Paris, where he was accessible to a larger body of opposition forces. He was also accessible to the Western Press. Khomeini preached that he would displace the Shah and expel the foreigners. He also said he would enforce religious and traditional values, and redirect Iran's wealth away from large ... . They saw Mossadeq's overthrow as the removal of the symbolic leader of the Iranian nation. Many of his followers formed groups in opposition to the Shah. Leaders of the Freedom Front, one of the groups that grew out...

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