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WorksheetsTwo Claims to Palestine
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 10mins
What was the name of the land that was in dispute?
Ancient Greece
Ancient Egypt
Ancient Palestine (Present day Israel)
What were the names of the two groups that claimed the land?
Jews and Palestinians
Arabs and Palestinians
Egyptians and Jews
Why did the Jews believe that the land was special?
They lived there during B.C. times.
The land was given to them by God.
There was gold in the land.
The diaspora was the_____.
traveling to another country.
scattering of the Palestinians throughout the world.
scattering of the Jews throughout the world.
Violent attacks against the Jews by racist in eastern Europe was called _______.
pogroms
pilgrims
programs
What two countries made a secret agreement to split the land of the Ottoman empire?
France and Germany
Britain and Spain
France and Britain
Which group made up 10% of the population in Palestine by 1914
Jews
Palestinians
Christians
Why were the Arabs upset with Britain?
They attacked them.
They did not include them in the division of the land at first.
They had too many people.
What did the Jewish people do to encourage Britain to give them a homeland in Palestine?
They protested at the British Consulate in 1946.
They declared war on Europe.
They attacked the Palestinians.
Why was the United Nations part of the decision to divide the land of Palestine?
They were better at solving problems.
They fought for the land.
The land was given to them by Britain, who was tired of policing the two groups in dispute.
The British promised the land of Palestine to:
The Jews
The Arabs
The Indians
All of these
What is the term to describe the movement promoting the establishment of a Jewish homeland?
Judaism
Nationalism
Zionism
Isolationism
By 1947 Israel Jews had taken over more than half of Palestine's land
True
False
There has always been conflict between Israel and Palestine since 1917.
True
False
Why did the Arabs grow more violent in 1930s?
Their demand for independence was not met
Jews immigration to Palestine increased
They felt Peel Report were not fair
They felt White Paper was not fair
