1979 oil crisis
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The 1979 oil crisis, sometimes referred to as the second oil crisis, refers to the drop in oil production in the aftermath of the Iranian Revolution that led to an energy crisis in 1979. Although the
A line at a gas station in Maryland, United States, June 15, 1979
Iranian Revolution
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The Iranian Revolution, also known as the Islamic Revolution, culminated in the overthrow of the Pahlavi dynasty in 1979. The revolution led to the replacement of the Imperial State of Iran by the Isl
1979 oil crisis
…sometimes referred to as the second oil crisis (in reference to the 1973 oil crisis), refers to the drop in oil production in the aftermath of the Iranian Revolution that led to an energy crisis in 1979. Although the global oil supply only decreased by approximately four percent, the oil markets' reaction raised the…
Mass demonstrations of people protesting against the Shah and the Pahlavi government on the day of Ashura on 11 December 1978 at College Bridge, Tehran
Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
Residents of Tehran participating in the demonstrations of 5 June 1963 with pictures of Ruhollah Khomeini in their hands
The Shah of Iran (left) meeting with members of the US government: Alfred Atherton, William Sullivan, Cyrus Vance, Jimmy Carter, and Zbigniew Brzezinski, 1977