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The Shah's policy of modernization and Westernization of Iran led to the Islamic Revolution. Why didn't the same occur in Turkey under Ataturk since he was pursuing a similar policy? Was the Shah really just more incompetent?

by /u/Shashank1000 in /r/AskHistorians

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