Upon request I have uploaded the slides for my presentation on Iran. These slides were only meant to provide graphics for my talk, so they may not provide much information by themselves.

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2. Persian Empire

6. 1220 - Ghengis Khan attacks almost every major city. Terror and tyranny of Mongols leaves long lasting shadow over Iran.

7. 1502-1736 - Safavid Dynasty -Persia converts to Shi'ism. Shah Ismail I unites all of Persia under Iranian leadership after some nine centuries of foreign or fragmented rule. Shah Ismail declares Shi'ism as the state religion and forcefully converts virtually all of Persia. Iran takes it modern shape and contemporary Shi'i character.

11. 1905 to 1911– Constitutional Revolution: Iran's merchants and clergy again lead mass movement calling for constitution and parliament after Russo-Japanese War

14. Tries to model Iran after Ataturk's reforms: weekending religious order and pushing nationalism over Islamism

19. 1979 Revolution

21. Iran's Electoral System

23. US encourages and sustains 8 year Iran-Iraq War

24. “Exporting” the Revolution

25. Khomeini Dies (1989) Khamenei Begins Rule

30. Rise of the Revolutionary Guards

31. Division among conservatives

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