DRAW A LINE SEPARATING TODAY & YESTERDAY1) Write: Date: 04/28/11, Topic: Iran2) Next line, write “Opener #50” and then:

1) Write 1 high+1 low in last 24 hours2) Rate your understanding of yesterday: lost<1-5>too easy (3 is perfect)

3) Respond to the Opening Clip by writing at least 1 sentences about:Your opinions/thoughts OR/ANDQuestions sparked by the clip OR/ANDSummary of the clip OR/ANDAnnouncements: None

Agenda1) Iran

End Goal, you will be able to…1) What is America’s most complex relationship in the ME?

Reminder1) Podcast

Notes #50a, Title: “Iran Notes” 1) Imperialism in Iran/Persia: UK wants Persia to help

protect route to IndiaRussia wants Persia to expand

southern border

a) 1908: Oil discoveredb) 1921: UK place new shah

(king) in control, Reza Shah Pahlavi, 1941, replaces Reza with his son, Mohammad Shah Pahlavi. West stops democracy b/c dictator easier to control

Notes #50a, Title: “Iran Notes” Review:0) Islam: Monotheistic religion, related to Judaism &

Christianity, 1 bil. followers, called Muslimsa) Sunni: 85% of Muslims (majority in Afghanistan, minority in Iraq)

b) Shia: 15% of Muslims (majority in Iraq and Iran)

2) Muslim progressives: Believe in separation of Islam + govt, promote peace + equal rights

(Turkey + many Muslim intellectuals)

3) Muslim extremism: Believe Muslim societies must be run by Muslim govts that strictly follow Quran, incd. limited women rights (Taliban + Al Qaeda)

4) 1950: Mohammad Mossadeq Elected: a) Friendly relations with Sovietsb) Nationalize oil wells (controlled by UK)c) Constitutional monarchy (democracy)

Journ #50a, “Iran Coup Debate”1) Read the 2 sides, choose 1 side, and write

which you choose and explain why.2) Then write down what your partner thinks

(include their name at the end).1 2 3 4 5

CON: US should support democratic leader1) People’s right to chose their own leader, not supporting this creates future tension with US2) Their oil wells do rightly belong to the people of Iran

PRO: US should help overthrow democratic pro-Soviet leader1) Dictatorial Shah is easier to control

2) Shah will make western reforms like woman’s rights

Notes #50b, Title: “Iran Notes” 5) 1953: Operation Ajax: US + UK intelligence

overthrow Mossadeq, bring back Shah

6) 1963: Shah’s White Revolution:a) Modernized Iran’s economy, gave land to poorb) Gave women more rightsc) Fiercely punished all opposition to the Shah

Review1) Fundamentalism: Gov should be ruled by

teachings of a religion2) Sharia Law: Islamic legal system using:a) Quranb) Hadith: record of Mohammed's actionsc) Ijma: rulings by Islamic scholars d) Qiyas: rulings based on analogies

(similarities) to past rulings

6) 1979: Islamic Fundamentalist Take Control:Led by Religions Leader Ayatollah Khomeini,

US embassy invaded, US cut all ties with Iran

7) 1980: Iran-Iraq War: Iraq’s Saddam sees Iran’s revolution as a chance to take Iranian land, USSR backs Iran, US backs Iraq

Journ #50b, “Iran Iraq War Debate”1) Read the 2 sides, choose 1 side, and write

which you choose and explain why.2) Then write down what your partner thinks

(include their name at the end).1 2 3 4 5

CON: Support Iran1) Iraq provoked the war through its land grab

2) Saddam is bad person, he during this war used gas on the Kurds (who resisted Saddam)

PRO: Support Iraq1) Saddam is pro-US during the 1980s.

2) Iraq’s military dictator dominating the Middle East is preferable to Iran’s religious fudamentalism

Notes #50c, Title: “Iran Notes” 8) Iran’s Current Leaders: a) Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

(selected by clerics)b) President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (elected)

Notes #50c, Title: “Iran Notes” Iran’s Green Revolution (2009): a) Ahmadinejad vs. Mousavi, voter fraud,

Ahmadinejad declares victoryb) People protest against the govt (gov crack

down, revolution fails, military not back ppl)

Notes #50c, Title: “Iran Notes” 9) Iran’s Goals: a) Live by religious values (women’s rights?)b) Be local power (over Iraq? Saudi Arabia not like)c) Be indep. from US (nuclear power?)

Journ #50d, “Iran Nuclear Debate”1) Read the 2 sides, choose 1 side, and write

which you choose and explain why.2) Then write down what your partner thinks

(include their name at the end).1 2 3 4 5

CON: Support Iran1) US has nukes, why not let each country decide

2) Iran has said it will be a responsible user of nuclear power, unlike US that has used nukes to kill ppl in war

PRO: Stop Iran‘s nuclear program

1) Iran won’t target US but can target Israel or sell nukes to terrorists

2) Iran having nukes will lead its neighbors to want nukes, ME Arms Race!

Journ #50e, Title “Iran”

1) Copy Source Title: Ted Koppel

2…) Discuss questions on the board with a partner. Summarize your discussion (include their name at the end). Remember participation points are deducted if off task. 5 Reading/Film Qs Come From These Work Sections

Homework: 1) Study today’s notes + journal

sections for a possible journal quiz.2) Pick and listen to your 4 news

podcast by next Monday.

Journal Check: If your name is called, drop off your journal with Mr. Chiang (if requested, points lost if your journal is not turned in)