Patel - The Rise of The Islamic Republic of IRAN

Section 1: Iranian Revolution

Chapter 1: History of Iranian Revolution

1.1 Tobacco Protest (1891)

1.2 Persian Constitutional Revolution (190511)

1.3 Reza Shah (192135)

1.4 Mosaddegh and The Anglo-Iranian Oil Company

1.5 Iranian coup d'tat (1953)

1.6 White Revolution (196378)

1.7 Rise and exile of Ayatollah Khomeini (1963)

1.8 Ideology of the Iranian Revolution

1.9 Opposition groups and organizations

Chapter 2: Approaching revolution (1978)

2.1 Beginning of protests (January)

2.2 Consolidation of the opposition (FebruaryMarch)

2.3 Government reaction

2.4 Early summer (June)

2.5 Renewed protests (AugSept)

2.6 Cinema Rex fire (19 Aug)

2.7 Declaration of martial law and the Jaleh Square Massacre

2.8 Reactions to Black Friday

2.9 Nationwide strikes (SeptNov)

2.10 Khomeini moves to the West (Nov)

2.11 University of Tehran protest (5 Nov)

2.12 Appointment of a military government (6 Nov)

2.13 Muharram protests (early Dec)

2.14 Tasu'a and Ashura marches (1011 Dec)

Chapter 3: Revolution (late 19781979)

3.1 Demoralization of the Army (December, 1978)

3.2 American and internal negotiations with the opposition

3.3 The Shah leaves (January, 1979)

3.4 Bakhtiar's premiership and Khomeini's return

3.5 Armed battles and collapse of the monarchy

3.6 Casualties

3.7 Songs of Iranian Revolution

Chapter 4: Women's role

4.1 Khomeini's rhetoric on women's participation

4.2 Variation within women's participation

4.3 Academic literature on women's participation

Chapter 5: Aftermath: Khomeini's consolidation of power

5.1 Conflicts among revolutionaries

Chapter 6: Organizations of the revolution

6.1 1979 uprisings

6.2 Establishment of Islamic republic government

Chapter 7: Aftermath: Revolutionary crisis

Chapter 8: International impact

8.1 Persian Gulf and the IranIraq War

8.2 Western/U.S.Iranian relations

8.3 In the Muslim world

Chapter 9: Domestic impact

Chapter 10: Islamic political culture

Section 2

Iran hostage crisis

Chapter 1: History of Iran Hostage Crisis

1.1 Carter administration

Chapter 2: Prelude

2.1 Second attempt

2.2 Takeover

2.3 Motivations

Chapter 3: Discovered documents of the American embassy

Chapter 4: The 444-day crisis

4.5 Negotiations for release

4.6 Planned second attempt

Chapter 5: Aftermath

5.1 Consequences for the United States

5.2 Diplomatic relations

5.3 Hostages

5.4 Civilian hostages

5.5 Hostages honored

5.6 Notable hostage-takers, guards, and interrogators

Chapter 6: October Surprise conspiracy theory

Section 3:

Iran Iraq War

Chapter 1: History of War

1.1 After the Iranian Revolution

1.2 Iraqi preparations

1.3 Iranian preparations

1.4 Border conflicts leading to war

Chapter 2: Course of the war

2.1 First Battle of Khorramshahr

2.2 Iraqi advance stalls

2.3 1981: Stalemate

2.4 Battle of Dezful

2.5 Attack on H3

2.6 Introduction of the human wave attack

2.7 1982: Iraqi retreat, Iranian offensive

2.8 Liberation of Khorramshahr

2.9 198384: Strategic stalemate and war of attrition

2.10 Battle of the Marshes

2.11 Attacks on shipping

2.12 Attacks on cities

2.13 198586: Offensives and retreats

2.14 First Battle of al-Faw

2.15 Battle of Mehran

2.16 198788: Towards a ceasefire

2.17 Strategic situation in late 1987

Chapter 3: Domestic situation

Chapter 4: Comparison of Iraqi and Iranian military strength

Chapter 5: Foreign support to Iraq and Iran

Chapter 6: U.S. involvement

Chapter 7: Iraq's use of chemical weapons

Chapter 8: Differences from other conflicts

Chapter 9: Iran and Iraq's modern relationship