Essay On Israel Dbq

With outbreak of war occuring left and right between the Americas and Europe, including WWI, WWII, and the Cold War, violence is spreading throughout the world. With WWI, there was the formation of new alliances and new style of military. With WWII, there were horrendous genocides and a growth in foreign aid. With the Cold War, there was new technological advancements such as the use of nuclear warfare and atomic bombs. However, after WWII, there was the separation in the Muslim world. Israelis and Palestinians decided to end this ongoing struggle with the Arab-Israeli War, which promoted more and more conflict in Israel. This outbreak of violence swept through Israeli and threatened other countries as the US, Great Britain, and Egypt. The reactions these countries varied from …show more content…
The United States realized that Israel was defending itself and that it needed help with it. The US continued to help Israel by supplying them with all kinds of goods, such as three billion dollars in foreign aid every year, which is one fifth of the United States’ foreign aid money. (Doc. 2) Even civilians of everyday life in the US realized Israel needed help, because the knew all Israel wanted was peace between the two bickering races. Israel was demanded to give up land in exchange for peace, but received known whatsoever, so US knew they had to step in and help. (Doc. 7) However, the US wasn’t the only country realizing Israel needed help defending itself from violence within the country. Egypt decided to form a peace agreement for the Israelis and the Palestinians, knowing this would help end their rivalry. The President of Egypt at this time claimed new powers over the two groups and mandated it as so. The point of view is from the President of Egypt who knew closely of the struggles in Israel and knew a good temporary way to fix thing was to demand a peace agreement between the two warring states. (Doc.