Formative 2

When was the Balfour Declaration written?

• November 2nd, 1917

• December 1st, 1917

• August 20th, 1917

• August 3rd, 1916

The Sykes-Picot Agreement was an agreement between which two countries/groups?

• British and Jewish

• British and Arab

• British and French

• British and Ottoman Empire

The Balfour Declaration was written from Arthur Balfour to who?

• Mark Sykes

• Francois Picot

• Emir Hussein

• Lord Rothschild.

The First World War took place during which years?

• 1939 - 1945

• 1914 - 1916

• 1914 - 1918

Which empire controlled the territory of Palestine when the Balfour Declaration was written?

(a)  

Which city was known as the 'Holy City'?

• Constantinople

• Jaffa

• Jerusalem

By 1917 Jewish people were the majority in the land of Palestine.

• True

• False

What is meant by the term 'Pogrom'?

(a)  

The Balfour Declaration gave complete ownership of Palestine to Arabs.

• True

• False.

The Balfour Declaration gave complete ownership of Israel/Palestine to the Jewish.

• True

• False.