Historical Factors Leading to the State of Israel in 1948

Which of the following statements BEST defines partition?

• to divide

• to conquer

• to take control of

• to steal land from another group

After the breakup of the Ottoman Empire, why did European partitioning lead to regional conflict in Southwest Asia (Middle East)?

• There were few jobs available for different ethnic groups in the newly created countries.

• There were few natural resources available in the newly created countries and this caused religious to fight.

• New political boundaries prevented people from immigrating to different areas and kept them from their holy lands.

• New political boundaries were formed without considering the different ethnic and religious groups that lived in SW Asia.

The British promised land to which group if they fought against the Ottoman Empire?

• Arabs

• Turks

• Germans

• Persians

What happened to Palestine after World War I?

• It became an independent country.

• It came under British control.

• It was divided into multiple states.

• It was annexed by a neighboring country.

What is anti-Semitism?

• belief that Jews deserve a homeland in Zion

• mistreating people because they are Jewish

• establishing borders in an area during a mandate

• belief that Kurds deserve a homeland

What is Zionism?

• discrimination against Jews

• the belief that Zion was the Arabs' promised land

• Jewish nationalist movement that had the goal of Jewish country in Palestine

• the systematic state-sponsored killing of six million Jewish men, women, and children and millions of others by Nazi Germany and its collaborators during World War II

What was the purpose of the Balfour Declaration?

• to convince Jews to help Britain in World War I

• to convince the Arabs to help the Jews in World War I

• to convince the Jews to help the Arabs in World War I

• to convince the Arabs to help Britain in World War I

What event led to the creation of Israel as a country?

• World War I

• World War II

• The United Nations plan

• The promise made by Britain

How did most Palestinian Arabs likely feel after the UN plan to partition Palestine was released? Why?

• They were upset because they felt that their land was being taken away.

• They were happy because them and the Jews were each going to get their own country.

• They were upset because they wanted to take over Jerusalem and have it as their homeland.

• They were happy because all of Palestine was now going to belong to the Palestinian Arabs.

Select the four reasons that led to the establishment of Israel. (49b) *Pick 4* Check all that apply.

• anti-Semitism

• many countries felt guilt over the Holocaust

• the French promised them the land

• Zionism

• Jewish Promised Land