| A | B |
|---|
| theocracy | when religion rules a government |
| secular | separation of religion and government |
| Mustafa Kemal Ataturk | separated religion from Government in Turkey 1920s |
| Ayatollah Khomeini | turned Iran into a Theocracy in 1980s |
| Islamic Fundamentalism | belief a nation's government should be governed by Islam |
| OPEC | it sets and controls the price of oil |
| Shah Reza Pahlevi | he modernized/westernized Iran in 1960s |
| Persian | an old name for Iran |
| shah | a Persian/Iranian ruler/king |
| "human rights" | freedom of speech, religion, & press |
| Mujahadeen | people in Afghanistan who fought against the Russians - guerillas |
| Taliban | present rulers of Afghanistan - ruthless |
| oppressed | to be treated cruelly, inhumanely |
| self-determination | rule yourself |
