HISTORY
HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE EAST
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World War I
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Cuban Revolution
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World War II
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Iranian Revolution
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Detailed explanation-1: -The major cause of the Iranian Revolution of 1979 was the government’s inability to satisfy the rising expectations of the Iranian people-especially following the sudden enormous increase in the price of oil in 1973.
Detailed explanation-2: -Its causes continue to be the subject of historical debate and are believed to have stemmed partly from a conservative backlash opposing the westernization and secularization efforts of the Western-backed Shah, as well as from a more popular reaction to social injustice and other shortcomings of the ancien régime.
Detailed explanation-3: -In November 1979, the new constitution of the Islamic Republic was adopted by national referendum. Khomeini himself became instituted as the Supreme Leader (Guardian Jurist), and officially became known as the “Leader of the Revolution."