<The Shah returned as did law, order and prosperity at least for a couple of decades until the fundamentalists and their anti-zionism and anti-US sentiment were able to brainwash some more kiddies.
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A moderate, the shah launched (1963) a reform program with U.S. assistance called the “White Revolution,” which included land redistribution among citizens, extensive construction, the promotion of literacy, and the emancipation of women. However in the process, the grassroots population became increasingly isolated as wealth, emanating from the oil industry, was unequally distributed among Iranians. The shah faced further criticism from the internal religious clergy, who disfavored his pro-Western policies. As popular discontent grew, particularly in the early 1970s, the shah became more repressive, calling upon his brutal secret police (SAVAK) to put down domestic strife.
I knew Iranian exchange students in the 1970s. No discussion of the Shah is complete without a discussion of ministerial corruption and of the role of SAVAK, his secret police.
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Mary Anne
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