This is a study of modern Iranian political history and is set in the international context of the Second World War and its aftermath. The rise and fall of the autonomous state in Iranian Azerbaijan can be said to be the beginning of the Cold War, and the
Origins of the Azerbaijan; genesis of the autonomous movement in Azerbaijan; the reign of Reza Shah - one country, one nation; the rebirth of the autonomous movement in Azerbaijan; the Democrat Party of Azerbaijan; the autonomous government of Azerbaijan.