Creation of Israel

Question 1

Resolution 181

Answer 1

UN Partition Plan

Question 2

Britain refers to UN

Answer 2

Feb 1947

Question 3

UNSCOP Formed

Answer 3

April 1947

Question 4

UNSCOP members

Answer 4

11 + Arabs Boycott

Question 5

UN Partition Plan voted

Answer 5

Nov 1947

Question 6

USA tries to win support for partition plan

Answer 6

Telegram signed by 26 senators sent to wavering countries

Question 7

Britain to leave by

Answer 7

Aug 1948

Question 8

Percentage of land to be Jewish

Answer 8

55%

Question 9

Proportion of Jews in Palestine

Answer 9

1/3

Question 10

Land owned by Jews

Answer 10

Less than 10%

Question 11

Palestinian response to partition plan

Answer 11

Husseini Family + AHC firmly opposes Jewish-Zionist self-determination
–> breaks UN principles

Question 12

Jewish response to partition plan

Answer 12

Jewish Agency accepts
Irgun and Lehi calls it illegal - Eretz Yisrael

Question 13

Palestinian Civil War Start

Answer 13

Nov 1947

Question 14

AHC 3-day General Strike

Answer 14

1 Dec 1947

Question 15

Plan Dalet

Answer 15

March 1948

Question 16

Jaffa & Haifa captured

Answer 16

April 1948

Question 17

Fled from Haifa

Answer 17

100,000

Question 18

Deir Yassin Massacre

Answer 18

April 1948

Question 19

Deir Yassin Casualties

Answer 19

245 civilians

Question 20

Palestinian Exodus

Answer 20

Nakba

Question 21

British leaves Palestine

Answer 21

May 1948

Question 22

Number of Palestinians fled by the time British left

Answer 22

300,000

Question 23

David Ben-Gurion declares state of Israel

Answer 23

14 May 1948