HIST 1059 Lecture Notes - Mohammad Mosaddegh, Iranian Revolution
22 Jan 2014
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According to shirin ebadi"s iran awakening, many iranians were suspicious and cautious of the united states before the iranian revolution occurred. This wariness was caused by the event that took place on august 19, 1953, approximately twenty-five years before the revolution. The occasion was that the current prime minister of iran, Mohammed mossadegh has been overthrown in a coup d"etat. 4). ebadi clearly thought that his deposition was tremendously anomalous because of his actions as prime minister. He nationalized iran"s oil industry, openly demanded for freedom of the press, was democratically elected and essentially fought for the iranian people. However, what was unclear was the support of the young shah mohammed reza. Pahlavi and unfortunately, the young shah had a respectable liaison with the united states and britain. According to ebadi, the two western powers were incensed by mossadegh nationalization of iranian oil (pg. 5) and it was understood that this incident played a pivotal role in his overthrow.
