1. Post WW2 Britain Flashcards
1
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What caused Britain to leave the region (3)
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- British attempts to limit Jewish immigration
- USA pushing Britain towards a swift withdrawal from Palestine
- Jewish terrorism
2
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British attempts to limit jewish immagration: (3)
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- Provoked internation outrcry
- Bevin (British Foreign Secretary) rejected David Ben Gurions’s plea to allow 100,000 holocaust survivors to enter palestine
- Britain transported several illegal immigrants in Palestine back to Europe, detaining many of them in internment camps in Cyprus
3
Q
Attempt to create political solution: (5)
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- Home secretary, Herbert Morrison, and US ambassador Henry Grady produced report recommending the creation of single Palestinian state
- Would contain seperate Jewish and Arab provinces
- Would allow 1,000,000 Jewish immigrants within a year
- President Truman refused
- He outlined his own plans for a 2 state solution in October 1946
4
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US pushing Britain towards withdrawal + media (3):
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- Congressional mid-term elections approaching in November 1946 meant that he was under pressure from Zionists
- He pressured Britain to lift their limits on Jewish immigration and to accept a two state solution
- Media: an american film crew recorded a British destroyer carring the Exodus with 4500 Jewish people who had escaped Europe, but were sent back to Germany as they did not have permission to enter Palestine
5
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Terrorism: (3)
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- Intense Jewish violence and terrorism against British
- During period 1946-48, approximately 220 British soldiers were killed
- 3 different groups united under banner of the Hebrew Resistance movement to attempt to force the British out of Palestine
6
Q
The Haganah (3)
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- Military wing of Jewish Agency
- Initially reluctant to use violence against the British
- Wanted to focus on attacking military targets and key elements of the infrastructure
7
Q
Irgun (5)
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- More radical form of Zionism
- Led by Polish Jew Menachem Begin
- Declared war on the mandate in 1944
- Less reluctant to target civilains or Arabs
- Responsible for attack on King David Hotel, 22 July 1946
8
Q
The Leh’i (3)
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- Created by Avraham Stern
- Was killed by British in 1942
- Responsible for murder of Lord Moyne in 1944
9
Q
31 October/1 November 1945 (3)
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Simultanius attacks on:
- British Patrol Boats
- Railway network
- A goods yard
10
Q
25 February 1946 (2)
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- An attack on 3 airfields
- 20 planes destroyed
11
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25 April 1946 (2)
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- Leh’i attack in Tel Aviv
- Resulted in death of 7 British soldiers
12
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16/17 June 1946 (1)
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- All but one of the 11 road and rail bridges linking Palestine to neighbours were destroyed
13
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22 July 1946 (3)
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- Attack on King David Hotel, Jerusalem
- 92 people killed (28 British, 41 Arab, 17 Palestinian Jews)
- Resulted in conferences to decide the future of British involvement in Palestine
