3. Jewish Terrorism

Question 1

Why did the British limit Jewish migration?

Answer 1

It angered the Arabs and when violence broke out between the Jews and Arabs the British had to keep the control

Question 2

Who assisted illegal migration and resisted British restrictions?

Answer 2

Haganah

Question 3

What happened in April 1946?

Answer 3

Six British soldiers murdered in one incident

Question 4

When were Six British soldiers murdered in one incident?

Answer 4

April 1946

Question 5

What happened in July 1946?

Answer 5

Irgun carried out an attack on the King David Hotel in Jerusalem.

Question 6

When did Irgun carry out an attack on the King David Hotel in Jerusalem?

Answer 6

July 1946

Question 7

On the July 1946 attack of the king David Hotel in Jerusalem, how many people died

Answer 7

88 people including 15 Jews

Question 8

Why was the King David Hotel in Jerusalem important?

Answer 8

Housed British military headquarters in Palestine

Question 9

Where was the King David Hotel?

Answer 9

Jerusalem

Question 10

How was the Kind David Hotel protected?

Answer 10

Barbed wire, machine guns and patrolling soldiers

Question 11

What happened at noon on the 22nd of July 1946?

Answer 11

Lorry drove up to entrance of hotel kitchen. Men dressed as Arabs you out and unloaded their cargo of milk churns. They rolled them into one building. Explosion heard killing 88 people

Question 12

In the Kind David Hotel attack, out of the 88 who were killed, how many were Jews?

Answer 12

15

Question 13

In the King David attack, what did Irgun use to blow up the hotel?

Answer 13

Explosives in milk churns

Question 14

In the King David Hotel attack, at what time was there an explosion?

Answer 14

12:37pm

Question 15

What happened in February 1947?

Answer 15

20 British officers killed at the officer’s club in Jerusalem

Question 16

In February 1947, where were 20 British officers murdered?

Answer 16

Officers club in Jerusalem

Question 17

When were 20 British officers murdered at the officers club in Jerusalem?

Answer 17

February 1947

Question 18

What was the impact of 20 British officers being murdered at the officer’s club in Jerusalem?

Answer 18

The British prime minister complained of a report he heard in which the Mayor of New York launches a Zionist drive to radiate £2 million, for the purchase of ‘men, guns and money’

Question 19

What two events in the summer of 1947 convinced the British to leave Palestine?

Answer 19

Hanging of two British soldiers in revenge for the execution of three Irgun members
The exodus

Question 20

How many refugees did the exodus carry

Answer 20

4500 refugees from Europe

Question 21

Which ship carried 4500 refugees from Europe?

Answer 21

The Exodus

Question 22

What happened on the Exodus?

Answer 22

Carrying 4500 refugees from Europe. It was prevented by the British authorities from landing in Palestine and was sent back to Europe.

Question 23

What was the impact of the Exodus?

Answer 23

Won sympathy for the Jewish refugees who were escaping from the Nazis
Propaganda for Zionists
British authorities faced worldwide criticism

Question 24

How were the British government after world war 2?

Answer 24

Food shortages, rationing at home

Question 25

What happened to two British soldiers in the summer of 1947?

Answer 25

Hanged by Irgun because the British had executed three Irgun soldiers