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Iran and Turkey . Objective 1: Summarize the geography of these countries. Objective 2: Describe the political geography. Objective 3: Explain important historical events, particularly the Iranian Revolution. Objective 4: Current events. Physical Geography . - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Iran and Turkey Objective 1: Summarize the geography of these countries.Objective 2: Describe the political geography. Objective 3: Explain important historical events, particularly the Iranian Revolution.Objective 4: Current events
Physical Geography
• Turkey – located on two continents (which ones?)
• Bosporus strait (def) splits Turkey • Anatolian Plateau and Iranian Plateau • Both Iran and Turkey are ringed by mountains
Physical Geography
Climate
Temp. and Rainfall
Land Use and Energy • Qanats help to
channel water into villages for irrigation.
• Advantages? • Iran has 10% of the
worlds natural gas• Oil is 85% of Iran’s
income.
History
• In Turkey – persecution of the Armenians from 1915-1918 (Armenian Genocide)– 600,000 – 1,500,000 Armenians killed
• Collapse of Ottoman Empire after WW1• Modernization under Mustafa Kemal
Ataturk
History
• Russia and the U.K. controlled Iran’s oil resources
• Military coup -1920s leads to Pahlavi taking power.
• Elected government overthrew Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, returned to power with U.S. help in 1953.– Shah became an oppressive ruler
Iranian Revolution and Hostage Crisis • Shah of Iran was US ally since 1950s
– Corrupt– Brutal
• Secret police- Savak- tortured and executed thousands
• January 1979- Ayatollah Ruhollah Kohmeini returns from exile in Paris- establishes government based strictly on the Qur’an
• October 1979- Shah flees Iran– Goes to the United States for cancer treatment
• November 4, 1979- Iranian students storm US embassy in Tehran- capturing 52 Americans for 444 days
• Carter severed diplomatic relations and severed trade with Iran• Not released until January 20th 1981
Shah of Iran
Ayatollah Kohmeini
Iranian Revolution
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