Vox Israel

Is this conflict more about religion or more about control over land?

• Disputes (disagreements) over land
• Religious conflict

What inspired the Zionism movement in the late 1800s?  (Check all that apply)

• anti-Jewish pogroms in Europe
• the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution.
• the nationalist movement that also inspired the creation of German, unification of Italy, and the movement toward breaking up the Austro-Hungarian and Ottoman Empires into ethnic states.

Which European country gained control of Palestine as a mandate after WWI?

• France
• Britain
• United States

Consider this: two groups of people were motivated to have control of their own nation and to govern themselves.  They both believed they were entitled to the same land to establish their own countries.  The conflict that results is, in part, caused by 

• imperialism
• naitonalism
• communism
• revolution

What event gained a lot of support for the Jewish cause for a homeland in Palestine?

• World War 1
• World War 2
• the Holocaust

What was the intention of the United Nations Mandate of 1947?

• To apologize for the Holocaust
• To offer 2 separate states:  one for Jew and one for Palestinians
• Do assign Jerusalem to the Christian minority.

What was the reaction to the UN Partition plan of 1947?

• Both Jews and Arabs accepted it.
• Both Jews and Arabs rejected the plan as a bad British idea.
• Jews accepted the plan but Arabs rejected it and responded militarily.

What was the outcome of the Arab-Israeli war?

• Israel gained more territory from Palestine displacing many Palestinian refugees.
• Israel lost land forcing many Israelis to leave the region and find new homes.

Which of the following was NOT a result of the Six Day War?

• Israel occupied the Sinai Peninsula. 
• Israel occupied Jordan.
• Israel occupied Gaza and the West Bank. 
• Israel occupied the Golan Heights.

The Camp David Accords, negotiated by US president Carter, made Israel give back the Sinai Peninsula to Egypt.  This signaled a shift in the region that neighboring Arab countries would

• defend and protect Palestinian interests indefinitely
• be willing to negotiate peace with Israel regardless of the interests of the Palestinians
• Officially recognize Israel's right to exist,