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3. Struma Flashcards

1
Q

What happened in the 12th of December 1941?

A

Struma sailed to Constanza in Romania with 769 Jewish refugees

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2
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When did the Struma sailed to Constanza in Romania with 769 Jewish refugees?

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12th December 1941

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3
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Why did Jews need to escape from Romania?

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German ally who was turning its Jewish population over to Hitler’s SS

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4
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Which German ally who was turning its Jewish population over to Hitler’s SS?

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Romania

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5
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Who was the vessel commissioned by?

A

New Zionist organisation

Irgun

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6
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What did the New Zionist organisation and Irgun do?

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Commissioned the Struma

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7
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What was the objective of the Struma?

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Anchor in Turkey and from there await immigration certificates for Palestine

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8
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Once in Turkey what did the Struma plan to do

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Await immigration certificates for Palestine

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9
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How long did the ship sail for?

A

3 days

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10
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Where did the engine die?

A

Istanbul

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11
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What happened three days after the ship set sail in Istanbul?

A

The engine died

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12
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Why did the Turkish government not help the ship when the engine died

A

Fear that the British would not give them certificates in Turkey will be forced to give them refuge

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13
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Out of fear of not giving the passengers citizenship what did the Turkish government do?

A

Didn’t allow the disembarkation of the passengers

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14
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How long did the ship remain docked in Istanbul?

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70 days

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15
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What happened for 70 days?

A

Ship remained docked in Istanbul

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16
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Why did the British refuse to give the passengers citizenship?

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Keeping in terms of the 1939 white paper

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17
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What was the impact of the 1939 white paper?

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Prevented the British from giving the Jews citizenship

18
Q

What did the Turks not allow the Jews to do to the broken ship?

A

They didn’t allow them to repair the engine

19
Q

Who gave appeals to the Turkish government to help them fix the engine?

A

The captain of the ship

20
Q

What did the captain of the ship say?

A

The ship was unable to continue on his way

21
Q

What happened on the 23rd of February 1942?

A

Turkish authorities sent the ship back to the Black Sea

22
Q

When did the Turkish authorities send the ship to the Black Sea?

A

The 23rd of February 1942

23
Q

What happened on the 24th of February 1942

A

An explosion was heard and the ship went down

24
Q

When was the explosion heard and the ship went down

A

24th of February 1942

25
Q

Much later what was determined that sunk the ship?

A

A torpedo from a Russian submarine

26
Q

What was the impact of the torpedo from a Russian submarine?

A

Caused the ship to sink

27
Q

How many passengers survived

A

One

28
Q

Out of all the passengers who died how many were children

A

103

29
Q

What happened to 103 children

A

Died

30
Q

How did the Zionist see the sinking of the Struma?

A

Proof that the British were on untrustworthy

31
Q

Who was seen as responsible?

A

Harold MacMichael, high commission in Palestine

Lord Moyne, Colonial secretary

32
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What were Harold MacMichael, high commission in Palestine and Lord Moyne, Colonial secretary seen as?

A

In the eyes of Zionists they were seen as responsible

33
Q

What happened in November 1944

A

An attempt on Lord Moynes life by Jewish terrorist group Lehi

34
Q

What did LEHI Do in November 1944?

A

Attempted to kill Lord Moynes life

35
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When was there an attempt on Lord Moynes life by Jewish terrorist group Lehi?

A

November 1944

36
Q

Who was Lord Moyne a close friend of?

A

Winston Churchill

37
Q

What had been happening since 1943

A

Churchill had the working on a revision of the 1939 white paper

38
Q

From what year was Churchill working on a revision of the 1939 white paper

A

Since 1943

39
Q

What did Churchill say after hearing about the assassination attempt on Moynes

A

“If our dreams for Zionism are to end in the smoke up and assassins pistol and I’ll labour for its future to produce only a set of gangsters worthy of Nazi Germany, many like myself will have to reconsider the position we have maintained so consistently in the past

40
Q

Who said: “If our dreams for Zionism are to end in the smoke up and assassins pistol and I’ll labour for its future to produce only a set of gangsters worthy of Nazi Germany, many like myself will have to reconsider the position we have maintained so consistently in the past”?

A

Lord Moynes

Depth study: Palestine (18 decks)

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