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Arab-Israeli Conflict Flashcards

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Causes of 1948:

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UNSCOP Partition, both sides wanted Jerusalem, GB leaving the mandate, inevitablity due to religious differences

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Causes of 1948 (stats/dates):

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Partition vote on 29th November 1947, 33:13 pro due to bullying, Jews got coastline, Jerusalem UN controlled

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Results of 1948:

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Increase in land for Israel, nation building started, Arab refugee crisis, immigration

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Results of 1948 (stats/dates):

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21% area increase since May 1948, 950,000 refugees by June 1949, Knesset + IDF created

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Why did Israel win in 1948?

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Military strength, leadership strength, international support, ruthlessness, arms/troops, arab disunity

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Why did they win 1948 (details):

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Alteluna affair proved DBG strength, outnumbered 30k to 23k at outset, US financing, holocaust sympathy, acceptance of independence in 11 mins

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Why did they win 1948 (details) (2):

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Deir Yassin 154 Arabs dead, Plan Dalet emptied villages, Operation Balak/Czechs/USSR, US financing, British military training, UN ceasefire allowed time

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Why did they win 1948 (details) (3):

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Arabs not united in common cause, individual motives, Jordan/Israel secret agreement, overconfidence of Farouk/Quwatli —> low morale when they started to lose

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Causes of 1956:

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French in Algeria, Baghdad Pact, Nasser as Hitler/Mussolini, Aswan Dam finance cut, Sevres Secret meeting

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Causes of 1956 (stats/dates):

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1m French citizens in Algeria 1954, Aswan Dam July 1956, October 22-24 1956 SSM

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Results of 1956:

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GB/French Prestige gone, Iraq revolution, French upset at GB, EISENHOWER DOCTRINE, pressure on DBG, Straits of Tiran open, UNEF, Meir accepted withdrawal

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Results of 1956 (stats/dates):

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Iraq revolution 1958, ED: armed help for states vs communism, GB “betrayal” of France

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Results of 1956 (Egypt):

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Nasser viewed as “hero” despite military loss, greater influence in Arab world, United Arab Republic created, Soviet arms supply increase

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Why did Israel win in 1956?

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Moshe Dayan imaginative tactic, Air Force strong, speed of attack

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Why did allies withdraw 1956?

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Financial pressure from USA, Eden PM sick, general worry about situation

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