WorksheetsMiddle East conflict
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 25mins
What is the term to describe the movement promoting the establishment of a Jewish homeland?
Judaism
Nationalism
Zionism
Isolationism
In what year was the Balfour Declaration signed?
1914
1915
1916
1917
Anti-Semitism is...
Prejudice or hatred towards Jews
The belief in creating a nation state
The traditional name of Palestine
A type of propaganda
The Arab-Israeli conflict is essentially about...
Ethnicity
Historical perspectives
Land
Money
Who founded the Zionist movement?
Theodor Herzl
James Herlz
Isaac Herlz
Lukas Herlz
Who controlled Palestine just prior to the British?
Romans
Greeks
Egyptians
Ottomans
In what year was the 6 Day War?
1948
1956
1967
1973
When was the state of Israel officially established?
1937
1948
1959
1963
This agreement promised the land liberated from the Ottoman empire to the Arab population of the Middle East if they revolted against the Turks during WWI.
Sykes-Picot Agreement
McMahon-Husayn Letters
Balfour Declaration
Atlantic Charter
This secret agreement between Britain and France divided Palestine between the two countries
Balfour Declaration
McMahon-Husayn Letters
Sykes-Picot Agreement
Radcliffe Amendment
This war resulted in Israeli gaining the Sinai peninsula, Gaza, West Bank, Golan Heights, and all of Jerusalem. Israel also quadrupled in size and governs over 1 million Palestinians.
1948/49 Israeli War of Independence
1967 Six Day War
1973 Yom Kippur War
Suez Crisis
This war didn't result in massive land changes, but it did lead to peace between Israel and surrounding Arab nations, as well as a Palestinian realization that their cause would have to be fought by themselves through riots.
1967 Six Day War
1973 Yom Kippur War
1948/49 Israeli War of Independence
1956 Suez canal crises
This war led to Jerusalem being divided into an Eastern & Western portion, Jordan seizing the West Bank, and Egypt taking control of Gaza. Israel also claimed more land as their own & effectively ended the UN partition plan.
1967 Six Day War
1973 Yom Kippur War
1948/49 Israeli War of Independence
1954 Rosh Hashanah Conflict
Before 1947, the British 'promised' Palestinian land of to:
What would the Israelis find most offensive about this cartoon?
They are shown with big noses
They are shown to be the aggressors in the conflict
They are shown to be like the Nazis
They are shown to be carrying out ethnic cleansing
Which of the following statements would be true about this cartoon.
The cartoonist sympathises with the Jews due to the pogroms etc.
The cartoonist is deeply critical of the Arab response to Israeli aggression
The cartoonist is deeply critical of the aggression of Israel
On the 54th anniversary of the state of Israel, peace has finally been obtained.
The cartoonist believes that Israeli tactics can be equated to the Holocaust.
Which of the following statements would apply to the view of the cartoonist?
The UN were able to successfully stop the conflict
The United Nations were powerless to stop the conflict
Israel responded to Arab aggression with unreasonable force
The Palestinians were to blame for the conflict
Which country or region would the 'et al' (meaning 'and others') on the jacket on the onlooker BEST apply to?
Israel
Palestine
Jordan
USA
Egypt
Which statements would apply to the message of this cartoon?
It is a comparison of the 'David vs Goliath' to what has happened in modern history.
It suggests Israel uses excessive force
It suggests that Israel is starting the conflict
David slays Goliath in the second frame
Why did many countries in the United Nations feel it was right to create the state of Israel?
There was no one else living on the land
Many felt that Jews deserved help because they suffered so much in the Holocaust
Arab countries in the area supported the idea of a Jewish homeland in Palestine
All national groups in the former Ottoman Empire were given homelands at that time
