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20 Cards in this Set
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What is anti-semitism? |
Hostility to or prejudice against Jews |
Hostility |
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Reasons for Anti-semitism |
- They were seemed as Christ Killers - They were seemed as an elite group which considered itself to be a chosen people - They were seemed as wicked money lenders |
Killers, elite, money |
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Pogroms |
Organised attacks on Jews in Russia. |
Russia |
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The Arab Nationalist Manifesto |
Was published in 1914, which put forth the main ideas of Arabs who wanted independence from the Turkish. |
Independence |
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Zionism |
The idea that there should be a country for the Jews, this idea was developed by Theodor Herzl.
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The national movement for the return of the Jewish people to their homeland and resumption of the Jewish sovereignty in the land of Israel |
Home |
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Political Zionism |
Stressed the importance of political action and deemed the attainment of political rights in Palestine. Herzl considered the Jewish problem, a political one that should be saved by overt action in the international arena |
Political rights |
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Zionism’s Aims |
To establish a secure haven, under public law for the Jewish people in the land of Israel. |
Security |
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Britain’s reasons for helping the Arabs |
- Fear that the security of Britain’s empire in India would be threatened - Fear that its vital oil supply from Persia would be cut off |
Oil; colony |
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Peel Report |
July 1937: A royal commission under Lord Peel reported the causes of unrest in Palestine, it concluded:
- Palestine should be Partitioned into a small Jewish state and a larger Arab state
- The Arab state should be merged with Transjordan to form a united Arab kingdom under Amir Abdullah
- Jewish immigration should be restricted to 12,000 per year
- A small strip of land from Jerusalem to Jaffa should remain under British control.
- Arab population to be transferred from Jewish state. |
Resolution for unrest in Palestine by Lord Peel |
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Reaction to Peel Report |
Zionists accepted the idea of partition but wanted more land for the Jewish people. Arabs were totally against the partitioning of their home, and saw this as betrayal by Britain. |
Arabs: bad; Jews: Good. |
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1939 White Paper |
Was a policy paper issued by British Gov. under Neville Chamberlain in response to the 1936-39 Arab Revolt. It called for the establishment of a Jewish national home in an independent Palestinian state within 10 years, rejecting the idea of partitioning Palestine. It also limited Jewish immigration to 75,000 for 5 years, and ruled that further immigration was to be determined by the Arab majority. Restrictions were also put on the rights of Jews to buy land from Arabs. |
Jewish immigration limitation; Arab Majority; Buying land |
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1939 White Paper |
Was a policy paper issued by British Gov. under Neville Chamberlain in response to the 1936-39 Arab Revolt. It called for the establishment of a Jewish national home in an independent Palestinian state within 10 years, rejecting the idea of partitioning Palestine. It also limited Jewish immigration to 75,000 for 5 years, and ruled that further immigration was to be determined by the Arab majority. Restrictions were also put on the rights of Jews to buy land from Arabs. |
Jewish immigration limitation; Arab Majority; Buying land |
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Reaction to 1939 White Paper |
- Britain denied the Peel Report - Jews rejected the white paper because it limited growth of Jewish statement hood - Arabs rejected the white paper because it did not provide for immediate independence. - the continued violence of Jewish terrorist groups forced Britain to announce on Feb, 1946 that the problem of Palestine was being referred to newly created UN. |
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May, 1948 |
- End of British mandate in Palestine
- Creation of state of Israel by David Ben-Gurion |
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David Ben-Gurion |
-Was an active Zionist
-was the first Israeli prime minister from 1948-1953 and from 1955-1963
-welded together the Haganah and underground fighters into an army, which defeated the invading Arabs in 1948.
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Zionist; Leader; Army |
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David Ben-Gurion |
-Was an active Zionist
-was the first Israeli prime minister from 1948-1953 and from 1955-1963
-welded together the Haganah and underground fighters into an army, which defeated the invading Arabs in 1948.
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Zionist; Leader; Army |
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Foundation of forming the state of Israel |
- Zionism
- Balfour Declaration |
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David Ben-Gurion |
-Was an active Zionist
-was the first Israeli prime minister from 1948-1953 and from 1955-1963
-welded together the Haganah and underground fighters into an army, which defeated the invading Arabs in 1948.
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Zionist; Leader; Army |
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Foundation of forming the state of Israel |
- Zionism
- Balfour Declaration |
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Balfour Declaration 1917 |
A letter written by Britain’s foreign secretary, Arthur J. Balfour to Lord Rothschild, a leading English Jew. It called for the support for the creation of a Jewish state under some form of British protection, with the condition that the civil and religious rights of non-Jewish communities (arabs) would not be prejudiced. |
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