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Reza Khan was the first war minister who built political order in Iran. He also developed a strong iranian army in the 20th centrury. Knowing that he would make a great ruler, Reza Khan declared himself as Shah, or leader of Iran in 1925. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/293359/Iran/32184/Rise-of-Reza-Khan
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The name Iran in Persian means "land of the Arayans". In 1935, what was formally know as Persia was renamed to Iran.
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The Soviet Union and Iraq invaded Iran on August 21, 1941. This unwarned invaision defeated the Iranian military. The Soviet Union felt it was necessary to invade Iran because they felt threatened by Irans growing fundamentalism. http://althistory.wikia.com/wiki/Soviet-Iraqi_war_in_Iran
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The Soviet Union violated their recent agreement with Iran. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14542438
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On December 15 of 1946, an Iranian general by the name of Homajuni lead an army into the city of Mahabad where it was then conqured by Iran.
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At an unknown date in 1950, Ali Razmara became prime minister of Iran. Only nine months after his nameing, he was assassinated. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14542438
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Because of Irans threatening nuclear power program, Iran and the United States decided to sign a civil nuclear co-opperation agreement.
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Iranians began to riot in complete chaos due to their displeasing with the Iranian Shah in rule at the time. This is their attempt at protesting against what they thought was unfair authoritarian rule. This resulted in the reinforcing of laws through the Shah of Iran. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/middle_east/jan-june10/timeline.html
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Due to a political situation, the Shah of Iran and his family are forced into exile and required to leave Iran. The Shah later lived his life in several different countries. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14542438
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in 1979, the Iranian government collapsed due to the famous Iranian Revolution.
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Mohammad Reza Pahlavi was the former Shah or Iran. He lived his life in exile in Morroco, the Bahammas, Mexico, and Egypt. While living in Egypt, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi died from cancer. http://www.iranchamber.com/history/mohammad_rezashah/mohammad_rezashah.php
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As war was declared between Iraq and Iran, an 8 year war broke out that resulted in the death of millions of people. Being the longest war of the 20th century, several lives were lost.
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As the U,S Embassy was bombed, the Iranian army called the Hezbollah were well thought to be the master minds behind this terrorist attack. Due to the amount of power and strength that lies with the Hezbollah and their past actions, they are often the blame for many terrorist attacks. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/tehran/etc/cron.html
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In July of 1988, a U.S navy ship shot down an Iranian civilian plane. This shooting killed all the passengers that were aboard the plane. This included over 290 people. The U.S later apologized and said they mistook the plane for an attacking military jet. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/middle_east/jan-june10/timeline.html
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the signing of this caese-fire agreement results in the ending of the war of Iraq and Iran. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/tehran/etc/cron.html
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Khomeini, a religiously and politically inspireing islamic leader dies. Khomeini successfully established a Theocracy in Iran. The Assembly of Experts chose Ali Khamenei to be the successor, or next national religious leader.
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in August of 1989, Ali Akbar Hashemi-Rafsanjani is sworn in as the new president of Iran.
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In June of 1990, a major distructive earthquake strikes Iran, killing nearly 40,000 people. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14542438
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Accusing Iran of sponsoring terrorism, the U.S placed oil and trade sanctions on Iran. They also accused Iran of abusing human rights and attempting to sabatage a peace process. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/middle_east/jan-june10/timeline.html
