Iran: 1960-1970

Introduce your class to the often-mysterious world of Iran in this informative and engaging presentation. With political, social, and religious upheavals, Iran's recent history is a hot topic in recent news - as is its future. After this...

This resource answers questions regarding Iran, terrorism, and implications for the United States.

CNN offers a good timeline covering Iran's history in the last century. Includes lots of information on the Iranian Hostage Crisis.

In this website, you can listen to an hour-long broadcast or read the transcript of Darvar Ardalan's return to Iran to assess its legal system and its past attempt to combine sacred and secular law.

Describes the transformation of Iran into an oil-rich country, and the westernization that took place under Shah Reza Pahlavi. This was followed by a religious backlash and the overthrow of the Shah by Ayatollah Khomeini and his...

Find out why the Ayatollah Khomeini was able to lead a successful Islamic revolution in Iran in 1979?. Gives background and timeline.

This site is a source on the relationship between Carter/the US and Iran. Provides background information on the friendship between the US and Iran, the revolution in Iran, and the Iran hostage crisis that ended Carter's presidency.

An account of the events of the Iranian Hostage Crisis told from the viewpoint of an Iranian family caught up in the revolution.

A short synopsis of the top-secret rescue mission ordered by Carter to free the Americans held hostage in Iran.

Contains primary source material concerning the Iranian Revolution (photos, quotes, political cartoons, audio clips, Khomeini's declarations, revolutionary slogans, etc.).