The Cuban Revolution: The Iranian Revolution

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The Iranian Revolution took place in 1979, with the motive to overthrow of the Pahlavi dynasty. The Pahlavi dynasty took place over 54 years with two kings, Reza Shah Pahlavi who founded the dynasty and his son, Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi. The Cuban revolution’s starting point was the 26th of July movement which was a revolt led by Fidel Castro in 1953. His goal was to begin the armed revolt against Batista (the elected president at the time). Although the Iranian revolution had elements that tantamount to the Cuban revolution, there are also extreme difference which set them apart from each other. Beginning a revolution takes time and organization with a larger amount of people that will dedicate themselves to changing their government. …show more content…
Both countries were upset about the role the United States (or for the Iranian revolution the Western world) played in their country. Both the leaders of Cuba and Iran followed the United States to try and maintain their alliance. The United States created a policy that prohibited any type of commerce and trade in-between the Cuba and the U.S. This gave the United States a large powerhold over Cuba, while Batista didn’t fight against them. The United States and Britain also developed considerably strong ties with the Shah. The Shah incorporated much of the Western culture into Iran. The main reason the United States and Britain wanted to establish connections with Iran was because of the oil and petroleum rich land. After the revolutions in both countrie ties with the United States were severed. Out of fear of the spread of communism, the United States tighten the embargo, and almost completely stopped any trade amidst Cube and the U.S. Due to the anger of the Western world during the Iranian revolution, the new people in power raided the US embassy and captured 66 Americans (who were released later on). This is one of the things that sparked the tension with the United States. In 1981 President Bill Clinton imposed strict sanctions against Iran. In both of these countries because of the actions the U.S. took, they struggled …show more content…
The things that separate them from each other is how long they lasted, the typing of governing they were trying to achieve, the leaders before and after the revolution, the overall methods of revolting (one being much more violent than the other), and the impact on surrounding countries. These contrasts and comparisons show that although two revolutions may happen at different time periods and places in the world, most of them have some similarities and connections to each
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