Persepolis Background Presentation
Transcript: Iranian History Evelyn Taylor, Catherine Watters, Charlotte Welsby Historical Foundations of Iran Background of Iranian History <img The Iranian Revolution The Iranian Revolution From 1978-1979 The public did not like the monarchy and led a rebellion The monarchy controlled political opinions The monarchy fled History Behind The Revolution History Behind The Revolution Revolution began when an article about Ruhollah Khomeini, an Islamic scholar, sparked students from a Tehran religion school How It Happened How It Happened Khomeini took over on February 1st, 1979 Became an Islamic Republic on April 1st,1979 How It Happened Cont. How It Happened Shah Reza Ruhollah Khomeini Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988) Iran-Iraq War Iraq wanted to control the Shatt Al-'Arab river, which has a lot of oil, and the Khuzestan region, with a large Arab population Iraq invades Iran Cause of War Ahwaz, capital of Khuzestan Political chaos after the revolution Bad US relations after the 1997 hostage crisis Iranian Political State Iranian Political State Backed my many Arab States, including Saudia Arabia and Kuwait Iraq's Allies Iraq's Allies Backed by the US and the USSR, who wanted their oil Peace agreement in 1982 Cease-fire in 1988 The End of the War The Peace Agreement An estimated one to two million were hurt or died during the war Autobiographical Comics Persepolis Made popular in the 1800s (they were dark and long) Bridges gap between Iranian culture and Western readers Persepolis Satrapi's Style Bold and simple Black and white