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33 Cards in this Set
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Define Diaspora. |
The dispersion of Jews beyond Israel. |
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What was the Ottoman Empire? |
The Turkish Empire c1298-1924. |
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What is Zionism? |
The movement for the re-establishment, development and protection of a Jewish Nation. |
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What is Anti-Semitism? |
Hostility or Prejudice towards Jews. |
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What was Haganah? |
Jewish Paramilitary Organisation in the British Mandate of Palestine (1921–48), which became the core of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). |
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What was the Irgun? |
A Zionist Paramilitary Organisation that operated in Mandate Palestine between 1931 and 1948. It was an offshoot of the older and larger Jewish Paramilitary Organisation, Haganah. |
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What was the Lehi? |
A Zionist Paramilitary Organisation in Mandate Palestine. |
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What is a Mandate? |
A commission from the League of Nations to a member state to administer a Territory. |
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What was the Holocaust? |
The slaughter of Jewish citizens in Germany between 1939-1945. |
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What is a Blockade? |
An effort to cut off supplies to an area. |
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What is the United Nations? |
An Intergovernmental Organisation tasked with maintaining international peace and security. |
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Define Boycotting. |
Withdrawal of relations as a punishment or protest. |
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What was the UNSCOP? |
The United Nations Special Committee on Palestine was created on 15 May 1947 in response to the United Kingdom’s request. |
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What was the USSR? |
The United Socialist Soviet Republics. A former Communist country in Eastern Europe and Northern Asia; established in 1922; included Russia and 14 other soviet socialist republics. It officially dissolved in 31 December 1991. |
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What was the Cold War? |
A period of geopolitical tension between the Soviet Union with its Satellite States , and the United States with its Allies from 1947-1991. |
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What were Reprisals? |
Acts of Retaliation. |
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What were Reprisals? |
Acts of Retaliation. |
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What was Ethnic Cleansing? |
The mass killing of members of a Religious Group in an area. |
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What is an Armistice? |
An agreement made by opposing sides in a War to stop fighting for a certain time; a truce. |
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What was the UNRWA? |
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency. They provided aid for Palestine Refugees in the Near East. |
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What was the Arab League? |
A Regional Organisation around North Africa, the Horn of Africa and Arabia. It was formed in Cairo on 22 March 1945 with six members: Egypt, Iraq, Transjordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, and Syria. Yemen joined as a member on 5 May 1945. |
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What were the Fedayeen? |
Arab Guerrillas operating especially against Israel. |
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Define Assimilate. |
To absorb and integrate (people, ideas, or culture) into a wider society or culture. |
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Define Austerity. |
Difficult Economic conditions created by government measures to reduce public expenditure. |
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What is the Suez Canal? |
A sea-level waterway in Egypt, connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea through the Isthmus of Suez. |
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What is Nationalism? |
Identification with one's own Nation and support for its interests. |
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Define Nationalise. |
The transfer ( of a major branch of industry or commerce) from Private to State Ownership or control. |
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What were the Fedayeen? |
Arab Guerrillas operating especially against Israel. |
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Define Assimilate. |
To absorb and integrate (people, ideas, or culture) into a wider society or culture. |
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Define Austerity. |
Difficult Economic conditions created by government measures to reduce public expenditure. |
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What is the Suez Canal? |
A sea-level waterway in Egypt, connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea through the Isthmus of Suez. |
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What is Nationalism? |
Identification with one's own Nation and support for its interests. |
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Define Nationalise. |
The transfer ( of a major branch of industry or commerce) from Private to State Ownership or control. |
