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
when was the bombing of the King David hotel
22 July 1946
what was the effect of jewish terrorism on the brits
weakened moral in Palestine
why did the brits think America was on the jewsish terrorists’ side
mayor of New York started a drive to raise 2 million pounds for guns and men for the zionists
other examples of terrorist attacks
- feb 1947 : 20 brits killed in officer’s club in Jerusalem
-summer 1947 2 soldiers hung in retaliation for execution of 3 Irgun men( picture on front page of brit newspapers)
what was the Exodus
- a ship full of refugees sent back to Europe after not being allowed to land
why did the Brits start considering leaving
- the terrorist attacks and bad press was bad for moral at home and in Palestine
- food shortages and rationing at home
-high cost of keeping 100000 troops in Palestine
when does Britain decide to leave Palestine by
may 1948
when did the UN vote for partition
November 1947
how did the jews react to partition
officially they accepted in but privately they wanted Jerusalem and other jewish areas given to Arabs
how did the Arabs react to partition
they rejected it because the jews were given more land and they believed the jews should find a homeland somewhere else
so they proclaimed a 3 day strike
what sparked violence in the 1840s
partitian and the Arab strike
when did the brits announce they would leave
December 1947
how did other Arab countries react to partition
syria and iraq crossed into Palestine to help fight
what was plan d
a haganah plan to take over brit institutions (esp military bases)
-expel as many Palestinians as possible
when did the Palestinian elite leave
February 1948
when did the jews start forcibly removing Arabs
April 1948
example of jews forcibly removing Arabs
April 1948 Irgun fighters killed the inhabitants of Deiv Yassin
how many Arabs had left by the time the brits left
300000
when was the birth of Israel announced
14 may 1948
