SS7H2b The Creation of Israel

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What large empire broke up after World War I?

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Ottoman Empire

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Who drew up the boundaries for the new countries formed after the breakup of this empire?

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European politicians

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What problems came after the new boundaries were created?

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In the new countries people didn't have much in common.

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The _______ did not get their own territory when Europeans partitioned the Middle East.

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Kurds

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What is ‘anti-Semitism’?

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Hatred of the Jews

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During World War II, six million Jews were killed in what is called:

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The Holocaust

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The movement for creating a Jewish homeland is known as what?

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Zionism

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Why did many countries in the United Nations feel it was right to create the state of Israel?

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Many felt that Jews deserved help because they suffered so much in the Holocaust.

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How did Arabs living in Palestine feel about the new state of Israel?

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They rejected it and thought it was unfair to them.

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Which the two religious groups have fought for power in Iraq for decades?

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Sunni and Shia Muslims