Jewish History Demo

What does Al-Nakba mean in Arabic?

Catastrophe

What event triggered the Arab-Israeli War of 1948?

Israel declaring independance

Which event is considered the start of the Arab-Israeli conflict?

The UN Partition Plan and the establishment of Israel in 1947-1948

What did the British split the originally proposed homeland for the Jews into?

Israel and Trans-Jordan

What was one major consequence of the First Arab-Israeli War (1948)?

Israel gained territory beyond what was allocated in the UN Partition Plan

Why did Britain and France support weaker ruling families, such as the Saudi family, to govern territories after the fall of the Ottoman Empire?

Weaker families would be more dependent on British and French support

How many two-state solutions were proposed

13

What was the main cause of the Arab-Israeli conflict

Conflict over land and national identity

What is Dar Al-Islam

(house of peace) a place where Islamic law prevails

Which of the following was a major outcome of the 1948 Arab-Israeli War?

Israeli’s victory and expansion of its territory

What happened in 1948

Israel became a state

What was the Balfour Declaration of 1917?

A statement supporting a Jewish national home in Palestine

What is the conlifct officially referred as

Arab-Israeli conflict

What was the Paris Peace Conference about?

It was the meeting of the Allied victors following the end of WW1

What country was supposed to be part of the allocated land for the Jews

Jordan

Why were there so many Arab refugees from Israel?

Because Arab leaders encouraged them to leave and also prompted them to leave by creating fear

Which Muslim country did not participate in the 1948 Arab-Israeli War?

Iran