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He established an [[authoritarianism|authoritarian government]] that valued [[Iranian nationalism|nationalism]], [[militarism]], [[secularism in Iran|secularism]] and [[anti-communism]] combined with strict [[censorship]] and [[state propaganda]]. <ref> Michael P. Zirinsky; "Imperial Power and Dictatorship: Britain and the Rise of Reza Shah, 1921-1926", International Journal of Middle East Studies 24 (1992), 639-663, Cambridge University Press </ref>
Reza Shah introduced many socio-economic reforms, reorganizing the army, government administration, and finances{{Lopsided}}.<ref name="Columbia_Encyclopedia"/>
Reza Shah's ambitous campaigns for modernizing Iran's educational, industrial and transportation infrastructure are attributed for the emergence of social, political and economic reform in Iran after a long period of decline during the final years of the [[Qajar]] dynasty{{Lopsided}}.
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With the success of the coup, Tabatabaee became the [[Prime Minister of Iran]]. Reza Khan's first role in the new government was as commander of the army, which, in April 1921, he combined with the post of [[Defence minister|Minister of War]]. At the same time, he took the title '''Reza Khan Sardar Sepah''' (رضا خان سردار سپه).
In 1921 there were a number of revolts against the coup
According to some sources, the involvement of the British Empire through the office of [[Edmund Ironside, 1st Baron Ironside|General Edmund Ironside]] helped Reza Khan come to power in the 1920s. This was noted as early as March 1921 by the American embassy and relayed to the Iran desk at the Foreign Office <ref>Zirinsky M.P. ''Imperial Power and dictatorship: Britain and the rise of Reza Shah 1921-1926''. [[International Journal of Middle Eastern Studies]]. 24, 1992. p.646</ref> A British Embassy report from 1932 even states that the British put Reza Shah "on the throne".
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==Reign and modernization==
[[Image:OpeningCeremony-TehranUMedicine.jpg|thumb|200px|Reza Shah at the opening ceremony of the [[University of Tehran]]'s Faculty of Medicine.]]
During Reza Shah's sixteen years of rule, major developments, such as large road construction projects and the [[Trans-Iranian Railway]] were built, modern education was introduced and the [[University of Tehran]] was established{{Lopsided}}.<ref>''[Suspect, POV, not pier reviewed, http://www.tufts.edu/as/stu-org/persian/irannew.html Iran]'': Recent History, The Education System </ref> The government sponsored European educations for many Iranian students. <ref>Suspect, POV, not from Pier Reviewed Source,John Stanton, ''[http://www.counterpunch.org/stanton04222003.html Iran's Reza Pahlavi: A Puppet of the US and Israel?]''</ref> These industrial reforms in Iran were often also advantageous for British interest. For example, in spite of the fact that economically an east-west railway system was justifiable, Reza Shah constructed an uneconomical north-south system that was beneficial for the British who had a military presence in the south of Iran and wanted to transfer their troops to Russia and the Indian subcontinent as part of their strategic defence plan.<ref name="makki"/>
On [[21 March]] [[1935]], the ruler of the country, [[Reza Shah Pahlavi]], issued a decree asking foreign delegates to use the term ''Iran'' in formal correspondence in accordance with the fact that "Persia" was a term used for a country called "Iran" in Persian. Opponents claimed that this act brought cultural damage to the country and separated Iran from its past in the West (see [[Iran naming dispute]]). The very name “Iran” means “Land of the Aryans”.
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