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__**Unit on Iran - social and economic developments - 1953-2000**__
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Modern day Iran used to be known before the 20th century as Persia. Principle ethic group is Persian at 51%, Azeri 24%, Arab 3% and other mixes. Iran is a Muslim country with 89% Shi'a and 10% Sunni Muslims.The remaining 1% belong to Jewish faiths. The majority of people in Iran speak Farsi not Arabic. Iran today is an Islamic Republic.

Both men play an important role in Iranian history in the last fifty years. One as an autocratic monarch and one as a religious Islamic leader of the Iranian Revolution. Read page 403 and complete the following questions on a word document or paper: 1. How was Iran different by 2000 compared to 1900? Use an example from the text for support 2. How had the demographics changed by 2000? 3. List four examples of economic development stated on page 403 that improved the standard of the living of the people and the economy. 4. By what scale had economic development taken place? 5. List the three stages of economic development.
 * Map of Modern day Iran ** - What can we learn from the map about the significance of Iran?
 * __ Task: __**

- the role of oil in Iran's economic development
 * __ Activity: __** Using pp403-407, comment on the period 1953-1978 (period of autocratic modernisation) in the following ways:
 * The "good" days for the Shah**

- the role of oil in consolidating the Shah's political position (how he was able to tighten his control of Iran) - the role of foreign influence in Iran's economic development -the role of external events in bringing the Shah down -the Shah's mismanagement of the economy - the consequences of the mismanagement of the economy on the people
 * The "bad days" for the Shah**

__1979 - The Shah leaves Iran for the last time amidst a sense of joy from the Iranian people__ http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/january/16/newsid_2530000/2530475.stm (BBC Article on Shah's leaving of Iran in 1979) http://news.bbc.co.uk/player/nol/newsid_6500000/newsid_6506300/6506301.stm?bw=nb&mp=wm&news=1&bbcws=1 (audio on Shah's fleeing from Iran) __ ** Revolution and War, 1979-1988 ** __ __** Reconstruction and Reform 1989 -2000 **__ __**Assignment:**__ Read these sections on pp407-410, compare and contrast the economic policies before and after the 1979 Revolution First list what was similar and then list what was different.




 * __Assignment:__** Essay on industrialisation [[file:Essay on Industrialisation.docx]]

__**SOCIAL DEVELOPMENTS IN IRAN AS A RESULT OF MODERNIZATION**__
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