middle east 2 Flashcards
what land did israel gain as a result of the war
over two thirds of palestine
what did all arab countries refuse to do after the war
refused to acknowledge israel
what happened to arabs after the war
750,000 fled palestine and were forced to live in refugee camps
what did the un nations do for arab refugees but israel refused to
UN tried to get arabs to return to palestine but israel didnt allow it
what happened to the israeli population after the war
almost doubled my 1954
what was the law of return
law by israel which gave the right for all jews to go to israel
what was created during the war
IDF Israeli defence force
what did israel do to accompany all the immigrants to israel
made use of the jewish agency to set up immigrant camps
why did zionism increase in the usa
sympathy for holocaust and the president needed to attract jewish votes for election
what aid did america give to israel
$65 million
why were egyptians not happy with their government
they blamed king farouk for their weakness and the army blamed him for the loss of the war
when did nasser become leader of egypt
1954
what were nassers aims
remove all british influence from egypt
become leader of the arab world
wanted the resources of the arab states to be used by arabs
what did nasser first do as leader
remove british influence and this was successfull as britain wanted an alliance with egypt
what was thew baghdad pact and why was it significant
signed in 1955 joined nations together and to oppose the spread of communism
what did nasser do to spread his influence
created voice of the arabs, a radio podcast to millions of arabs
why did israel attack gaza in 1955
they accused nasser of encouraging palestinian raids in israel and wanted to humiliate him
who was moshe dayan
leader of the IDF
What was the name of the mission of the raid on gaza
operation black arrow
why was israels attack on gaza significant
nasser gave even more support to the fedayeen
increased tensions between egypt and israel
encourage israel to partner with france and britain which led to suez crisis and invasion of the sinai
