ISRAEL BECOMING A STATE

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  1. 3. The war of ____ happened in 1948-1949 that declared Israel a state
  2. 4. ____ Amin al-Husseini was the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem and a prominent leader of the arabs who opposed Zionism and Jewish immigration to Palestine?
  3. 10. What was the Jewish spy network in Palestine during WWI whose goal was to give intel to the British and whose full name is Nitzana Lochem Israel called?
  4. 13. What was the UN resolution passed in 1947 that recommended the division of Palestine into separate Jewish and Arab states?
  5. 14. NILI helped the _____ and british relationship
  6. 17. What specific event in 1929 involved violent attacks on the Jewish community from arab protesters resulting in numerous deaths and significant tensions?
  7. 20. Who was in control of Palestine before WWI and was a home to Jews, Muslims, and Christians?
  8. 21. Ben Gurion recognized the importance of _____ support for the Zionist cause and was a big part of the movement for Jews to immigrate to Palestine and start settling at the end of the Ottoman rule.
  9. 22. What organization, founded by Theodor Herzl, aimed to promote Jewish settlement in Palestine and the creation of a Jewish state?
  10. 24. What agreement was made between the British and French to split the middle East to have an alliance
  11. 25. Who was a big zionist leader and later became the first prime minister of Israel?
  12. 27. The Hussein-McMahon ________ are a series of letters between the British and Arab Empire saying that the British will recognize the Arab Empire and Kingdoms of Arabs. (The British saw the arabs as useful weapon to control/attack the middle east)
  13. 32. What international organization played a significant role in mandating the British control over Palestine and supporting the establishment of a Jewish national home?
  14. 34. The _____ _______for Palestine was a League of Nations mandate granting Britain control over Palestine after WWI. It aimed to implement the Balfour Declaration, supporting a Jewish homeland while protecting the rights of all residents. Tensions between Jews and Arabs marked the period.
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  1. 1. What Zionist movement, led by Vladimir Jabotinsky, advocated for a more militant approach to establishing a Jewish state?
  2. 2. What was the name of the paramilitary organization established to defend Jewish communities in Palestine?
  3. 5. Who was the leader and founder of the Revisionist Zionism movement?
  4. 6. What document, issued by the British government in 1939, opposed further Jewish immigration to Palestine and limited land sales to Jews?
  5. 7. What power was interested in weakening the Ottomans because they were allied with Germany. So they became interested in the Israel/Palestine because they thought that the Zionists could be allies
  6. 8. Who was a prominent Zionist leader who had close connections with prominent British officials like Arthur Balfour and helped Zionists get British support
  7. 9. _______ Declaration is a promise for a Jewish home in the Middle East, but the British saw it as a way to control the Jews and Middle East since they would now be dependant on Britain
  8. 11. What is an authorization from the League of Nations granting a country administrative control over another country to prepare it for self-governance
  9. 12. What was the name of the paramilitary organization associated with Revisionist Zionism that operated in Palestine?
  10. 15. Joseph _____ was a Zionist leader and war vet, he played a big role in Jewish/Zionist defense efforts and worked w british military to help organize Jewish support to the British against the Ottomans
  11. 16. What conference held in 1920 resulted in the decision to mandate British control over Palestine and supported the establishment of a Jewish national home in accordance with the Balfour Declaration?
  12. 18. In 1947 war between ___ and Arab Palestinians following the UN's proposal of the Partition Plan?
  13. 19. Who was a prominent leader of Etzel (Irgun Zvai Leumi) and later became Prime Minister of Israel?
  14. 23. What UN Special Committee played a crucial role in the events leading up to the establishment of the State of Israel?
  15. 26. What was the name of the British commission in 1936 that recommended the partition of Palestine into separate Jewish and Arab states?
  16. 28. Who was the father of modern/political Zionism and thought that having a jewish state is the answer to antisemitism in Europe?
  17. 29. What organization was established to support Jewish immigration and settlement in Palestine?
  18. 30. What organization was created to buy and develop land in Palestine for Jewish settlement?
  19. 31. What was the name of the labor federation established to organize Jewish workers in Palestine?
  20. 33. there were ___ waves of major immigration of Jews to Palestine during the late 19th and early 20th centuries?