Why Did the Revolutionary Islamic Program of Leaders Like the Ayatollah

Why did the revolutionary Islamic program of leaders like the ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini have a wide appeal?

A) It promised social benefits to all men and women who followed their political and religious program.
B) It claimed that a strict theocracy would restore the pride and Islamic identity that imperialism had stripped from Middle Eastern men.
C) It promised improved status for women and offered them better access to education and the workforce as well as better opportunities for their children.
D) It argued that everyone should have equal access to oil wealth, which Western imperialists were exploiting, and that only Islam could lead the way to the future.