American And Iranian Revolution
American And Iranian Revolution
The American and Iranian Revolutions where led by the people of that nation in search of their rights. They were discontent with their dictatorship. During the American Revolution the British were taking advantage of the Americans. The British government needed more money to pay its army so they passed a tax on the colonies called the Stamp Act. This angered many of the Americans and they devoted themselves in a full out war. On the other hand, the Iranian revolution began because the Iranian population wanted to change its monarchy government to a constitutional government. During the elections, promises were made but never kept; which angered the people. The Iranian and the American Revolutions compared have many similarities and differences.
A bureaucracy is “a system in which authority derives from legally defined offices rather than from hereditary position or privileges-thrives when governments abolish such privileges…. Revolution, therefore, had permanent bureaucracy as a likely outcome”(Weber 32). In both the American and Iranian Revolutions, the people were fighting for a type of bureaucracy called democracy. Individuals wanted equal rights. Unfortunately, “the cheapest way of satisfying the need for administration was to leave almost the entire local administration and lower judicature to the landlords” (Goldstone 32), this was the case in the Iranian and American Revolutions. The rulers were beginning to take away the rights and privileges of the citizens. The wealthiest people were the highest officials. During the times of the revolution, the nations were being led by a single power. In Iran, the Shah was the individual with the most power. During the boiling points of the revolution, Pahlavi was shah. He was the dictator and led a Monarchy. In the American Revolution, the leader was the King George III of the Parliament. Being the king made him the most powerful individual in rule. These high authoritative positions allowed them to make their own rules.
In the Iranian Revolution, the people were tired of their Monarchial government and wanted a constitutional government. The candidates who would run for Shah would promise the people a constitutional government and once they were elected into office, they would not change the system because it benefited them. “In 1974-1975 alone, the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy was found guilty of pocketing $3.7 million, and the Commander-in-Chief of the Air Force (the Shah’s brother-in-law) was implicated in a $5 million kick-back scheme…. By 1977 the...