Why Did the Revolutionary Islamic Program of Leaders Like the Ayatollah

question 28

Multiple Choice

Why did the revolutionary Islamic program of leaders like the ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini have a wide appeal?

• A) It promised social benefits to all men and women who followed their political and religious program.
• B) It claimed that a strict theocracy would restore the pride and Islamic identity that imperialism had stripped from Middle Eastern men.
• C) It promised improved status for women and offered them better access to education and the workforce as well as better opportunities for their children.
• D) It argued that everyone should have equal access to oil wealth, which Western imperialists were exploiting, and that only Islam could lead the way to the future.

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