Studied by 1 personWho was given mandate over Palestine in 1919?
Britain
What happened in 1921 and 1929?
Arab/Palestinian-Jewish riots
What was the Jewish Agency?
The governing body of the Zionist movement, during the British mandate of Palestine
Who was the leader of the Jewish Agency?
David Ben-Gurion
What happened in 1937?
The Peel Commission
What was the Zionist response to the partition plan?
That they would accept it but eventually overtake Palestinians
Why did Britain issue the White Paper?
So that Arab countries would not join forces with Hitler in WW2
How did Jewish-Zionist settlers get military experience?
By serving and fighting for Britain in WW2
Why did Zionists pressure the USA for support?
Because they were the most powerful superpower country
What convinced Britain to give up the mandate of Palestine?
The hanging of 2 British soldiers by the Irgun
The refusal of ‘The Exodus’ to land in Palestine
What was the Arab response to the UN partition plan?
They rejected it, as they lost many major cities, and were given less land despite their larger population
What was the Jewish response to the UN partition plan?
They were convinced it wouldn’t last, and were preparing to fight for the whole state
How did the Jewish population have an advantage in the Palestinian civil war?
They were politically unified and had unified military forces, unlike the Arabs who all had individual motives
What was the name of the governing body of the Zionist movement in British Palestine between the wars?
The Jewish Agency
When was the Jewish Agency created?
1929
What did the Jewish Agency do?
Advocate for Jews settling in Palestine
raise funding
act as the negotiating party for Jewish-Palestinians in the UN
When did WW1 start?
1914
When did WW1 end?
1918
When did WW2 start?
1939
When did WW2 end?
1945
What was the White Paper?
Planned for an independent Palestine within 10 years
Restricted Jewish immigration rights
What was the Peel Commission?
A plan for a two state system, a partitioned Palestine
How were the Peel Commission and the White Paper different?
The Peel Commission was a plan for two separate states, whereas the White Paper was a plan for Jews to live in Palestine without a separate state.
When was the British White Paper?
1939
When was the Peel Commission?
1937
What happened in 1939?
The British White Paper
What happened in 1917?
The Balfour Declaration
What was the Balfour Declaration?
A letter from the British Government declaring support for a Jewish home in Palestine
Why was the Balfour Declaration…. declared?
To win Jewish support during WW1
and hopefully gain support from the US
There were many Jewish Americans that lobbied for the US government to intervene
What happened in 1916?
The Sykes-Picot Agreement
What was the Sykes-Picot Agreement?
An agreement between Britain and France to directly rule or influence certain Arab states
What happened in 1919?
The Treaty of Versailles
What did the Treaty of Versailles do for the League of Nations Mandates?
Gave Britain Palestine, Jordan, and Iraq
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