Edexcel iGCSE Middle East: Conflict, Crisis and Change

What was the deal that Britain struck for Arab support in the Middle East and Palestine against the Turkish Empire in exchange for independence?

• Sykes-Picot Agreement

• McMahon-Hussein

• Balfour Declaration

• Camp David Treaty

What did the League of Nations entrust to Britain in July 1922?

• Statute of Israel

• Mandate of Egypt

• Mandate of Palestine

• Statute of Palestine

Which Zionist paramilitary organisation believed that "only Jewish armed force would ensure the Jewish state"?

• Lehi

• Hamas

• Hezbollah

• Irgun

The bombing of the King David Hotel in July 1946 was in retaliation against?

• Operation Agatha

• Operation Ester

• Operation Ruth

• Operation Friedke

When did the British Mandate of Palestine end?

• 1939

• 1948

• 1960

• 1971

Which war came after the proclamation of Jewish independence and creation of Israel in 1948?

• Suez Crisis

• First Intifada

• War of 1948-49

• Second Intifada

Which country was not a founding member of the Arab League in 1945?

• Saudi Arabia

• Qatar

• Eygpt

• Transjordan

Which member of the Arab League ignored the Arab League instruction to deny citizenship to Palestinian refugees and their descendants?

• Jordan

• Syria

• Egypt

• Lebanon

Where did Gamal Abdel Nasser plan to get the funds to build the Aswan Dam?

• Financial aid from USSR

• Tourism projects

• Nationalising the Suez Canal

• Product exports

__________, _________ and _________ became united in their anger and in their growing concerns about Nasser's popularity and Egypt's military strength.

• Britain, France and Israel

• Palestine, Syria and Lebanon

• France, Italy and Russia

• USSR, Czechoslovakia and Hungary