Reza Schah Pahlavi tried to put through similar reforms in Iran as Atatürk did in Turkey.
Somehow, he was not as successful.
Is it because Iran was by far poorer and less self-confident?
Or was he just not popular enough a personality?
Or were the humiliations during and after WWII (occupation, transit rights, loss in the quarrel for oil rights) the only trigger which made the reforms futile?
Somehow, he was not as successful.
Is it because Iran was by far poorer and less self-confident?
Or was he just not popular enough a personality?
Or were the humiliations during and after WWII (occupation, transit rights, loss in the quarrel for oil rights) the only trigger which made the reforms futile?