Conflicts in SWA

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Who did the League of Nations grant control of Palestine to?

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The British Empire

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What is the historical conflict between Palestinian Arabs and Israeli Jews?

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Both claim that God granted the same land to their people

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France and Great Britain did not take into account the religious, cultural, or ethnic differences when they _____________ the land.

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partitioned

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Why was Israel established?

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the need for a safe Jewish homeland following the Holocaust

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The world event where over 11 million people died in concentration camps was called

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The Holocaust

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Israel and Palestinians main source of conflict in Southwest Asia is?

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religion

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A political movement that establishes a Jewish homeland is called

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Zionism

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What was the United Nations' plan for Palestine in 1947?

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The plan was to divide Palestine into an Arab state and a Jewish state.

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What did Shia Muslims believe about the next caliph?

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They believed that the caliph must be related to Muhammad.

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Tribal Revolts in Iraq: Kurds targets in North, Shia in the South

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conflicts resulting from the partitioning of Southwest Asia following World War I