Israel and Palestine

What land in the Middle East have Jews and Arabs both claimed as their homeland?

• Egypt

• Arabia

• Mecca

• Palestine

What European country controlled Palestine after World War 1 and allowed Jews to migrate there?

• France

• The U.S

• England

• Germany

Why did many nations back the creation of a Jewish state in Palestine?

• they sought to push Muslim Arabs out of the region

• they were sympathetic to Jews due to the Holocaust

• they believed Israel would be a great ally against the Soviet Union

• The U.S threatened to withhold aid to many European nations after WWII

What international body approved a plan to create Israel and a Palestinian state in the region of Palestine?

• The World Bank

• The League of Nations

• The United Nations

• NATO

Which nation was NOT one of the arab nations that attacked Israel after Israel declared itself to be an independent state?

• Egypt

• Syria

• Jordan

• Iraq

• Saudi Arabia

After the Six Day war in 1967, what territory did Israel take from the Arab nations?

• The Suez Canal, the Gaza Strip and the West Bank

• The Gaza Strip and the West Bank

• The Suez Canal and the West Bank

• The Nile River and the West Bank

what was a key factor in Israel's decision to attack the Arab states in the Six Day War?

• Egypt disrupted trade by closing the gulf of Arabia

• the arab states formed military alliances

• Egyptian president Nasser called for the destruction of Israel

• all of the above

What was the name of the Peace agreement between Egypt and Israel in 1978?

• The Israeli peace plan

• The Sadat Accords

• The Camp David Accords

• The Carter Docrtine

What Palestinian group began to engage in terrorist activities in the 1980's in response to Israel's control over the Gaza Strip and West Bank?

• The Palestinian Liberation Organization

• The Taliban

• Muslim Brotherhood

• ISIS

Even after the Oslo accords in 1987, what did Israel continue to do that angered Palestinians?

• they sought to assassinate Yasser Arafat of the PLO

• they continued to build settlements in Palestinian areas in the West Bank

• they attacked Egypt in the 9 days war

• they forced Palestinians out of Jerusalem