geography FINAL EXAM VIDEO!!! Flashcards
What was the religious population percentages there in 1878
87% Muslim
10% Christian
3% Jewish
Whip ruled Palestine in the late 19th century
The Ottoman Empire
The language spoken throughout
Arabic
The idea of a Jewish state
Zionism
Document promising Jews a home in Palestine
Balfour Declaration
Who had the British promised Palestine to
Meccans
Themselves
Zionists
What happened to the Jewish population of Palestine between 1920 and 1939
It increased by over 320,000 people
What did the Palestinians do in 1936
Revolted against the British
Who did the British have help from to suppress the revolt
Jewish militia
What did the British issue at the end of the revolt
A white paper - limiting Jewish immigrants to Palestine and calling for the establishment of a joint Arab & Jewish state in Palestine within 10 years
Who did the British hand palestine over to
The United Nations
What went down in 1948
Who won
The Arab-Israeli war broke out
What happened after Israeli won
Israel occupied 1/3 more land than they would have under the U.N. proposal
Who controlled and later annexed the West Bank and the old city of Jerusalem
Jordan
Who controlled the Gaza Strip
Egypt
