Palestine 1946-48

Question 1

Jewish Agency

Answer 1

International organisation that promoted the Jewish cause

Question 2

Haganah

Answer 2

Jewish Defence Force set up in 1920s

Question 3

Jewish terrorist groups

Answer 3

Irgun and Stern Gang

Question 4

1946

Answer 4

• Irgun attack on British headquarter in Jerusalem

- support and funds coming from the USA

Question 5

1947

Answer 5

• more British soldiers killed, hanging of two soldiers

- Britain in an impossible situation - unable to maintain 100,000 troops in Palestine

Question 6

announcement

Answer 6

Britain announced at the end of 1947 that it was going to withdraw and hand over control to UN

Question 7

UN proposition

Answer 7

Partition plan - Results in civil war

Question 8

Britain withdraws

Answer 8

March 1948 -New State of Israel is proclaimed

Question 9

Partition plan

Answer 9

Jews were less than 10% of population

55% to go to Jews
Jerusalem as an international zone

Question 10

response to partition plan

Answer 10

Arabs- rejected as Jews got more land and cities containing lots of Arabs
Jews- accepted it. Wanted Jerusalem. some Jewish settlements in an Arab area

Question 11

initial phase of civil war

Answer 11

Arab Higher Committee called for a 3-day strike- led to violence against Jews

Jews response- acted defensively and offensively to gain control of settlements in Arab area

Question 12

organisation

Answer 12

Arabs- no organised military and its leaders were divided

Jews- politically unified, strong centralised institution, Haganah

Question 13

Plan D

Answer 13

• Arabs expelled from villages
• Jews took Haifa and Jaffa
• in Haifa 100,000 Arabs fled due to Jewish explosions

Question 14

Deir Yassin

Answer 14

9 April 1948

-Irgun fighters killed 245 Arabs who hadn’t left the village yet.

Question 15

May 1948

Answer 15

-British withdrew which led to 300,000 Arabs fleeing- debated whether they were expelled or left of their own accord