The British Mandate in Palestine

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