Nationalism, The Iranian Revolution, And The Solidarity Movement

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Nationalism encouraged anti-global superpowers in the later 20th century as evidenced in the rise of Islamism fundamentalism, the Iranian Revolution, and the Solidarity Movement. After the Suez Crisis in 1956, Islamists feared that America would no longer support Israel and began to reject foreign influence. Extremists eliminated non-Muslim influences in the Middle East by enforcing Islamic Sharia law, and by using violence to achieve goals (Dove, 01/23/17). This demonstrates that Islamic fundamentalism was a factor of nationalism that brought change because Islamists united and went back to old order to get rid of American influence. While Islamic fundamentalism illustrated such change, it can also be seen in the Iranian Revolution. America tried to control Iran’s oil by placing the Shah in power of Iran. …show more content…

Islamists, leftists, and the poor united under Ayatollah Khomeini to get rid of the Shah (Dove, 01/23/17). This proves that nationalism impacted the Iranian Revolution since the Iranians united to revolt against the Shah because he was directly influenced by America. While the Iranian Revolution demonstrated such change, it can also be seen in the Solidarity Movement in Poland. Uprisings in the satellite states, such as the Solidarity Movement in Poland began because the states lacked political and economic freedoms. Led by Lech Walesa, with support from the Catholic Church as well as the West, mass protests broke out against communism, which forced the government to allow free elections. Thus, leading Poland towards a democracy and away from communism (Dove,

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