the birth of Israel Flashcards
who led jews in Palestine
the Jewish Agency under David Ben-Gurion
how did jews help in ww2
they fought with the British against Germany
how did ww2 help the jews
gave them weapons and experience
when did the british consider partition again
1944
what was the official jewish policy during ww2
support the British war effort
what was the unofficial Jewish policy in ww2
campaign against the white paper (especially immigration) and work on making ALL of Palestine a jewish state
why were the jewish impatient after ww2
6 million jews died in the Holocaust but Britain had said their policy on immigration was not going to change
when did the zionist conference agree on active opposition against British rule in Palestine
august 1945
how did the Jews get man power
the leaders ordered the Haganah to cooperate with the stern gang and Irgun (terrorist groups)
who did the jews side with after ww2
usa
why did the jews side with use after ww2
- usa emerged a super power after ww2
- there were 4.5 million jews in use who could put pressure on the gov
- by the end of ww2 nearly all us jews were zionists (because of the holocaust)
when did the us zionists start supporting Palestine
may 1942 when news of the holocaust started coming out. they wanted a “jewish commonwealth” in ALL Palestine
how did us jews help form Israel
- propaganda , riots, adverts and lobbying
how did Truman show Palestinian jews support
April 1946: called for the brit gov to immediately allow 100000 jews into Palestine
6 months later he came out in support for partition
what was the Arab perspective on a jewish home
they believed the holocaust had happened in the west so the western world should find them a home THERE
