Iran Test Flashcards
In contrast to most other states in the Middle East, Iranians in general have a stronger
Sense of nationalism
Conservative and reform forces at work in modern day Iran are based on the two conflicting ideas of
Sovereignty of the people v. Rule by clerics
In contrast to Mexico, the political history of Iran does not include
An era in which the country lost its independence to European imperialists
In contrast to the Safavids, the Qajars could not base the legitimacy of their government on
Blood ties to the Twelve Imams
The constitution of 1906 included all of the following features EXCEPT:
No separation of powers
During the 1950s, Muhammad Mossadeq gained support from many Iranians by emphasizing
Iranian nationalism
Iran became a tentirer state under Pahlavis when most of its income came from
Exporting oil and leading oil fields to foreign countries
An important impact of the shah’s White Revolution was that it
Secularized the society
Unlike the Russian and Chinese Revolutions of the 20th century, Iran’s Revolution of 1979 was almost completely based on
Religion
The “intolerable gap” illustrated in the chart above was created in Iran in 1979 when
Oil prices decreased and consumer prices increased
The Ayatollah Khomeini interpreted jurist’s guardianship to mean that the clergy
Has authority over the entire Shia community
The constitution of 1979 was created by a directly elected 73-man assembly of clerics called the
Assembly of Religious Experts
The aim of both the Iranian Cultural Revolution and the Chinese Cultural Revolution was to
Purify the country
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s white coup was meant to
Eliminate the reformists
The largest single ethnic group in Iran is
Persian