Israel / Palestine (1915 -

When and what was the McMahon-Hussein Correspondence?

1915, Britain promised Arab independence in return for a revolt against the Ottomans.

When and what was the Balfour Declaration?

1917, Declared support for Jewish homeland in Palestine.

When and what was the Sykes-Picot Agreement?

1916, French and British would carve up and control Turkey’s arab lands.

When was the San Remo Conference?

1920

How was McMahon-Hussein correspondence unclear

Ambigious to whether palestine was promised or not

Unclear with Arab independance

Exact territories not defined

Contrasted other agreements

How was the Sykes-Picot agreement unclear

Not clear where British/French influence ended - Syria/ Palestine.

Contrasted other agreements

How was the Balfour Declaration unclear

Didnt mention how they would create a homeland.

Contrasted other agreements

What year was peak Jewish migration and how many

1935 61,000

Who created modern Zionism and why did he say this?

Theodor Herzl, claimed anti semitism wouldn’t end unless Jewish had own state and got Jews around world to create support for creation of Israel.

When was Jaffa riots

1921 blamed to be a disturbance 41 people killed

When was Haganah formed?

1920

When was hebron massacre and what effect did it have

66 non zionist jews killed in 1929

When was the Irgun formed?

1931

When was stern gang formed

1940

Who was assassinated in 1944

Lord moyne - friend of churchill

When was independence

1948

when and what did the Peel Commission say

1937

Palestine unmandateable - partition into a northern Jewish state and a southern palestinian state - jerusalem and jaffa for the British.

When was martial law declared

1937

When was woodhead commission

1938

What was woodhead commission

Against peel commission - num of jews doesnt equal number of Palestinians proposed smaller jewish state

When and what did churchill white paper argue

1922

Churchill was a zionist - reaffirmed commitment to balfour declaration but advocated for a limit on jewish migration to the economic capacity

When was king crane commission who was it by and what did it advocate for

1919 by the american - zionism needs to be reduced and jerusalem cannot be given to either side however favoured jews

When and what did McDonald white paper agrue

1939

Limit 75k jews in 5 years

Arabs could decide after those 5 years what would happen.

Jews were limited to buying 5% of land in the mandate.

Why did Britain publish 1939 McDonald white paper

To appease the arab before war

What and when was the one million plan

1944 Originally 2 million but jewish to enter mandate withing next 18 months

When does Jewish agency become a political party

1944

When and what was the memorandum to the British cabinet

1923 - claims mandare wa a violation to mcmahon hussein - an injustice imoosed on a minority facoured policy and a fincnacial burden in tax payer

When was the legislative council and who was represented

1923 -23 seats 10 seats to arab and christian -2 seats to jews - 10 seats apponted - 1 sear high commisioner

What was Arabs response to legislative council

Boycott election

What does Ramsey McDonald to in 1931

Recoutns the white papers

When was the biltmore conference

1942

What did biltmore conference say

american and zionist offer a message of hope and argue the gwtes of palestine should be opened - plaestine should be a jewish commonwealth

What did Ben gurion argue about the war

Fight the war as if there was no mandate and fight the mandate as if there was no war

Who was David Ben Gurion?

First Prime Minister of Israel and leader of jewish agency

When and what was Arab revolt

1936-1939

5000 arabs died

Palestinan leaders locked up

What is a pogrom

Killing of jews

What is Jewish diaspora

the forced dispersal of Jews

What is Zionism?

The belief that jewis should habe a homeland in the middle east

What was Jewish population in Palestine in 1914

6%

When was king David hotel bombing

July 1946

Who orchestrated king David hotel bombing

Jewish

Who orchestrated lord moshes death

Stern gang / lehi

How many Arabs were killed by British to put down Jerusalem riot

116 Arabs

When and what was Passfield White Paper

1930 , Called for establishment of legislative council and wanted to limit Jewish migration

What happens with the s.s exodus

Ship with 4,500 Jewish from Europe moving to Palestine - British refuse them entry and kill 2 when boarding

What does the labour government allow in 1946

96000 Jewish allowed to immigrate into Palestine at a rate of 1500 per month

What was the shaw report

Blames the reason for Arab revolts on Jewish immigration

When and who committed was the acre prison break

Irgun broke out 27 Irgun and Lehi members in 1947

What policy did the Labour Party introduce in 1946

96k allowed into Palestine with 1.5k per month

Which Arab leader met with hitler in 1941

Amin Al-Husseini