the 6 day war Flashcards

1
Q

why was there still tension between Israel and the Arabs

A

after the 1948-9 war the Arab clear made it clear peace was not permanent

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2
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why was Israel getting stronger

A

after the Suez war , Arab states were anti-west so Israel was the USA’s only middle easter ally so they gave them 1 billion per year

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3
Q

when was the PLO created

A

1964 during a meeting of Arab leaders in cairo

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4
Q

when was Fatah created

A

1959

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5
Q

when did Fatah start carrying out raids on Israel

A

1965

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6
Q

when did Israel provoke syria

A

7 April 1967

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7
Q

how did Israel provoke syria

A

Israeli tractor was ploughing in demilitarised zone so the Syrian retaliate by shelling Israel

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8
Q

why was there pressure on Nasser

A

Syria was accusing him of handing behind the UN troops and not helping

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9
Q

when does Nasser sign a defence treaty with syria

A

November 1966

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10
Q

when is resolution 242 and what is it

A

November 1967 : ordered Israel to give back land from 1948-9 war and Egypt to stop invading Israel

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11
Q

how did the Israeli general make things worse

A

12 may 1967 - Israeli general threatens to occupy Damuscus and the Arabs take it seriously

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12
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how did the USSR make matter worse

A

they tell Egypt that Israel has moved troops to the border (Nasser knows it isn’t true)

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13
Q

what does Nasser do to save face

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moves 100000 troops into Sinai , asks UN troops to leave and closed off the Straits of Tiran to the Israelis

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14
Q

why didn’t Israel attack immediately

A

they were waiting on the USA

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