Arab Israeli

What country created the Palestinian Mandate at the end of WWI?

• France
• Great Britain
• United States
• Germany 

Why was there international support to create the state of Israel in 1948?

• the land was unoccupied at the time
• the Holocaust opened peoples' eyes to the persecution of the Jews
• Arab countries in the area supported the creation of a Jewish homeland
• all national groups in the former Ottoman Empire were promised homelands by the UN

What has been a common goal of the Arabs & Jewish people?

• to unite all Middle Eastern nations as one

• to have their own independent countries

• to become leaders in the world economy

• to impose their religion on others

How did the Arab community respond to the UN Partition Plan?

• they rejected it & attacked Israel
• they rejected it & attacked Palestinians
• they accepted it
• they ignored it

Israel claims what location as its capital?

• Jerusalem
• Tel Aviv
• East Jerusalem
• West Bank

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

• wants to control oil resources in the area

• claims the region known as Israel/Palestine as their homeland

• believes in different interpretations of the same religion

• has close military alliances with neighboring countries

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

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

How was Israel created?

• Great Britain partitioned Syria
• Israel invaded Palestine
• United Nations partitioned Palestine

How did Palestine’s Arab neighbors feel about Israel?

• They helped build walls around Israel
• They immediately began trading with Israel
• They refused to recognize Israel as a nation

What did Palestine’s neighbors do when Israel declared itself a nation?

• Declared war
• Opened embassies in Israel
• Opened trade negotiations