12101. THE CAUSES OF THE IRANIAN REVOLUTION OF 1979. Discusses five major causes of the revolution: 1) Dissatisfaction of the Iranian people with the Shah's modernization efforts; 2) the Shah's authoritarian government; 3) disenchantment with the influence of Western views; 4) a return to traditional Islamic values; and 5) the leadership of the Ayatollah Khomeini. 7p., 20f., 6b.