Creation of Israel

Who drew up the boundaries of the new countries created from the Ottoman Empire at the end of World War I?

• United States
• Ottoman Rulers
• European politicians
• Middle Eastern Governments

What European country had control of Palestine?

• French
• Italians 
• Americans
• British 

Arabs in the Arab-Israeli conflict refers to what ethnic group?

• Jews
• Christians
• Arab-Muslims
• Muslims

Which document is most closely associated with the Arab-Israeli conflict?

• Kyoto Protocol
• Communist Manifesto
• Balfour Declaration
• Treaty of Nanjing

“…The Nazi holocaust, which engulfed millions of Jews in Europe, proved anew the urgency of the re-establishment of the Jewish state, which would solve the problem of Jewish homelessness by opening the gates to all Jews and lifting the Jewish people to equality in the family of nations….”This statement is referring to the establishment of which nation?

• Jordan
• Israel
• Poland
• Lithuania 

A major dispute between the Israelis and the Palestinians is that each side

• wants to control oil resources in the area
• has historical ties to the same land
• believes in different interpretations of the same religion
• has close military alliances with neighboring countries

What is zionism?

• Movement for Jewish homeland
• Movement for Arab homeland
• Movement for oil
• dislike of zionists

What movement called for a Jewish homeland?

• The Crusades
• Zionism
• The PLO
• Arab Nation

What is Zionism?

• the idea that all religious groups should have their own states
• the plan to let Arabs and Jews share the land in Palestine equally
• the hope that all governments will be based on religious principles
• the belief that Jews deserved to return to a homeland in Zion where they had lived in Biblical times

 How did the partitioning of the Ottoman Empire after World War I lead to conflict in Southwest Asia?

• Many new countries were created that represented a single ethnic group.
• The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers were divided among Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Palestine.
• Several small Arab countries joined together to push for the creation of the State of Israel.
• European politicians didn’t take into account religious and ethnic groups when drawing new boundaries.