US Relations with Iran a Year Before the Fall of the Shah
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Rekabtalaei, Golbarg
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North Carolina State University
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2019
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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89
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M.A.
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North Carolina State University
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2019
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This thesis investigates US relations with Iran by focusing on the Shah of Iran's visit to Washington D.C. in November 1977, President Carter's visit to Tehran the following December, and the US response to the protests in Qom a week after Carter's departure. It analyses the objectives of the two visits as well as their impact. It then looks at the tragic moment when the Iranian government fired on protestors in Qom. By focusing on this two-month period, which is considered the beginning of the Iranian Revolution, this thesis deepens our understanding of the Carter administration's policies toward Iran prior to the Iranian Revolution.