Persepolis | Iran | Sachs, Easterly, Moyo and Rosling | Iraq | Mystery |
---|---|---|---|---|
Because she is not properly veiled or dressed in the appropriate clothing.
Why do the Guardians of the Revolution take issue with Marji?
|
Language: Farsi; Majority: Shiite; Minority:Sunni
What is Iran’s official language and what religion majority and minority does it have?
|
Rosling's development proved that life expectancy has gone up, child mortality has gone down, and family size has gone down because parents are investing more in their children than before.
What does Rosling's development video prove?
|
Kuwait. 1980-89
What country supported Iraq in the Iraqi-Iranian War? During what years was the Iraqi-Iranian War?
|
OPEC- Organization of Petroleum Export Countries
They are a group that tries to control the supply and price of oil.
What does OPEC stand for and what does this organization do?
|
They are suspicious of citizens of Iran bringing forbidden goods back into Iran. Some forbidden items are games, music , chocolate, etc.
Why are the authorities looking for at the airport in Tehran? Name a couple examples.
|
1953 by Allen Dulles
In what year was Mosaddegh overthrown by the coup and who planned the coup?
|
Easterly says that if every high income person gives a little every year it will be a big outcome and will make a big difference in Africa.
What is Easterly’s plan to solve poverty?
|
Obligated to save Kuwait from Iraq, and he didn’t want Iraq to gain Kuwait’s oil. Bush I also Saddam should be stopped before he influenced other countries to do the same as he did.
Why did Bush I invade Iraq?
|
They are not worried regardless of the fact that Iran has threatened to attack them with nuclear weapons. Plus, Israel has their own nuclear weapons to protect themselves against Iran.
How does Israel feel about the current negotiation with Iran?
|
The government give the boys a plastic key painted gold and tell them it is the key to heaven and send them into battle.
How does the Islamic government convince boys to join the army?
|
The Iranian Revolution was in 1979. Khomeini led the revolution and the US President at the time was Carter.
In what year was the Iranian Revolution? Who lead this Revolution and who was the U.S. President at that time?
|
Because if we give countries too much foreign aid they will depend on it and won’t be able to strive on their own.
Why does Moyo think that foreign aid is hurting Africa?
|
Because he claimed Iraq had weapons of mass destruction, but they did not.
Why did Bush II invade Iraq?
|
Eisenhower was President from 1953-1961. He authorized the coup to overthrow Mossadegh.
During what years was Eisenhower President, and what was one good thing that he accomplished during his presidency in 1953?
|
Marji's grandmother was upset with her because Marji sent an innocent man to prison for her own selfish reasons and because she had forgotten what struggles her Uncle Anoosh faced in prison.
Why was Marji's grandma upset with her?
|
Iran says they will stop/slow their nuclear program.
What did both the P5+1 and Iran agree to do when they signed the current deal?
|
By using the Piecemeal Reform experts go step by step and test those steps to make sure it is beneficial to those in poverty, and if it does they keep going.
What does Sachs believe would solve poverty?
|
Gulf War I from 1990-91.
Gulf War II in 2003.
In what years were both Gulf Wars?
|
Khomeini took hostage many US people from the US embassy hostage for 444 days.
What was the diplomatic crisis between the US and Iran’s leader Khomeini from 1979-1981?
|
Many people were being arrested and executed because they are against the regime, and living in Tehran is dangerous because of the many bombings.
How has the war with Iraq made life in Iran more dangerous?
|
The scandal in the 1980s when the US sold weapons to Iran, our enemy, (and Iraq) which supported the “Contras” (fight Sandinista “communists”). During the Iraqi-Iranian War from 1980-89.
What is Irangate? During what war was this scandal?
|
It was a revolution that created new strains of different types of crops and made it easier for the crops to grow, created seeds with higher yields, and increased the use of fertilizers and pesticides.
What was the Green Revolution?
|
Khamenei is a partial theocracy leader.
Who is the current religious leader of Iran and what kind of a religious leader is he?
|
The Revolution was many protests against the Shah of Iran and for Khomeini. These protests started in 1977, but the Shah was exiled from Iran in 1979. Shortly after Khomeini took the Shah’s place as Supreme Leader of Iran.
What was the Iranian Revolution?
|