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Why were tensions rising between the Palestinians Arabs and Jews?
Palestinian Arabs were angry at the fact that the British allowed the Jewish immigration to occur
The Arabs were also angry at the fact that Jewish were earning more
What occurred in 1921?
violence erupted in Jaffa as many Jewish immigrants arrives in the town of Tel Aviv
What was the impacts of the violence?
The British slowed down Jewish immigration levels
How many Arabs and how many Jews were living in Palestine in 1929?
A - one million
J - 160,000
How much did the Arab wages go down by?
10%
How much higher were Jewish wages than the Arabs?
x2.6
What was the Jewish population in 1931 and 1935?
1931: 46,000
1935: 135,000
When was the second Arab revolt?
1936-9
What percentage of the Arab population were peasants?
90%
Why was the Arab revolt unsuccessful?
The strikes meant that they were replaced and lost there influence
What was the British Partition Plan in 1927?
This suggested that Palestine should be split into two areas for the Jews and the Arabs
What was the White Paper in 1939?
This scrapped the partition plan and made Palestine a shared responsibility and limit Jewish Immigration
What happened after WW2?
The British didn’t change their policy so the Jews started an active responsibility
Why did Britain not partition Palestine?
To keep both sides happy and not create a civil war
What did the Jewish gangs (Irgun and Stern Gang) do?
Attacked military bases and soldiers
What was the Exodus incident?
Britain stopped boatloads of Jewish refugees from entering Palestine - public opinion was against them
What was the King David Hotel bombing?
Six British soldiers were killed in the military bases in the hotel
When were the hanging of two soldiers occured?
1937
How did the US impact Britain’s exit?
The US put pressure onto the UK by the Biltmore declaration and Truman calling on the British - Britain needed the US economically
Why did the British leave Palestine?
Economically they couldn’t keep 10,000s of troops and they were exhausted
When did the British leave Palestine?
May 1948
When was the civil war in Palestine?
1948
