Middle East Cluster 1

Question 1

Zionism

Answer 1

Jews have right to homeland

Question 2

Diaspora

Answer 2

Dispersion of Jews

Question 3

Theodor Herzl

Answer 3

Hungarian, “Father of Modern Zionism”

Question 4

Sykes-Picot

Answer 4

1916 Secret agreement between Britain and France that established spheres of influence after Ottoman Empire

Question 5

Balfour Declaration

Answer 5

Letter declaring British support for Jewish homeland in Palestine

Question 6

Mandates

Answer 6

After WWII France and Britain split up land into these

Question 7

David Ben-Gurion

Answer 7

First prime minister of Israel, declared state of Israel

Question 8

UNSCOP

Answer 8

United Nations Special Committee on Palestine, established 1947 in response to UK govt recommendations regarding future of Palestine

Question 9

Holocaust

Answer 9

Significantly strengthened argument for Jewish homeland

Question 10

Arab League

Answer 10

Formed for foster economic growth and resolve disputes between members. All states receive one vote.

Question 11

Arab League

Answer 11

Formed for foster economic growth and resolve disputes between members. All states receive one vote.

Question 12

Irgun

Answer 12

1931-1948 Israeli group that believed the only way to ensure Jews had access to Palestine was through force. Known for Deir Yassin massacre

Question 13

An-Nakba

Answer 13

“Day of Catastrophe”, refers to displacement of Palestinians after Israeli independence 1948

Question 14

UNSC

Answer 14

United Nations Security Council–had peacekeeping missions during Suez Crisis

Question 15

IDF

Answer 15

Israeli Defense Force formed 1948, Israeli’s military utilized in all major conflicts

Question 16

Defensive Expansionism

Answer 16

Belief that a two state solution was not possible so Israel had to expand to ensure security/decrease vulnerability

Question 17

Plan Dalet

Answer 17

Considered by some to be ethnic cleansing–when Israeli forces swept through Arab villages in 1948

Question 18

Deir Yassin

Answer 18

April 9 1948 Zionist groups attack this Palestinian Arab village, sought to relieve blockade of Jerusalem

Question 19

Arab Nationalism

Answer 19

Ideology that rose to prominence in 1950s as Arab states gained independence from colonial rule. Promotes unity among states.

Question 20

Zero Sum

Answer 20

Positive action for one side is negative for the other–no winnder