The Zionist Dream Comes True Quiz

Match the following UN resolutions with their main purposes.

• UN Resolution 242

• To create a single Jewish state

• UN Resolution 3379

• To divide the land into a Jewish and an Arab state

• UN Resolution 181

• To make Jerusalem the capital of Israel

• UN Resolution 478

• To give all the land to the Arabs

Match the following events with their significance in the history of British control over Palestine.

• Approved the partition plan for Palestine, leading to the establishment of Israel.

• The British leaving on May 14, 1948

• Proposed the partition of Palestine into separate Jewish and Arab states.

• The UN vote on November 29, 1947

• Marked the beginning of international support for a Jewish homeland in Palestine.

• The Balfour Declaration

• Marked the end of British control over Palestine.

• The Peel Commission

What was the Balfour Declaration?

• A resolution to create the United Nations

• A declaration of war against the Ottoman Empire

• A statement supporting a Jewish homeland in Palestine

• A plan to divide Palestine between Jews and Arabs

Why did the Arab leaders reject the UN plan?

• They wanted the British to stay

• They wanted to rule Jerusalem

• They wanted more land than the Jews

• They wanted all of Palestine

What was the Peel Commission's proposal in 1937?

• To give all of Palestine to the Jews

• To make Jerusalem an international city

• To divide the land with 75% to Arabs and 25% to Jews

• To create a single Arab state

Match the following reactions of Jewish leaders to the Peel Commission's plan with the correct statements.

• The Jewish leaders completely opposed the plan.

• They were not consulted

• The Jewish leaders wanted additional territory.

• They rejected it completely

• The Jewish leaders were not involved in the discussions.

• They demanded more land

• The Jewish leaders agreed to the plan but with hesitation.

• They accepted it reluctantly

The role of UNSCOP in 1947 was to (a)  

• To negotiate peace between Arabs an
• To create a plan for dividing Pales
• To establish the state of Israel
• To enforce British rule in Palestin

Match the following historical events with their outcomes.

• UN vote on November 29, 1947

• The continuation of British rule

• Balfour Declaration

• The establishment of Jerusalem as a Jewish capital

• UN Partition Plan

• The creation of two states: one Jewish and one Arab

• British Mandate for Palestine

• The creation of a single Jewish state

The British found it difficult to rule Palestine by 1947 because (a)  

• They were losing money
• There was too much fighting between
• They wanted to focus on India
• They had no interest in the region

What was the significance of May 14, 1948, for Israel?

• The UN voted for its creation

• The British officially left Palestine

• The Arab countries recognized Israel

• The first Israeli government was formed