Terrifying History on Instagram: "In the 1970s, Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi launched an ambitious modernization program called the “Great Civilization” initiative, aiming to transform Iran into a global power by 2000. His White Revolution reforms had already accelerated industrialization, but the Shah’s 1974 declaration projected Iran would surpass Western Europe’s living standards by 1990. Massive oil revenues funded infrastructure projects, nuclear energy programs, and military expansion during