The Middle East: Lesson 2

Question 1

How did the lack of a clear system of property rights in Palestine help the zionists?

Answer 1

The region didnt have a good system of private property rights and Arab landowners were willing to sell

Question 2

What important policy change did the British government announce through a white paper in 1939?

Answer 2

They ended their committment to the Jews in Palestine and called for a Palestinian state. It limited the Jewish immigrants to 75,000 (was broken in WWII).

Question 3

What actions by Egypt in May 1967 did Israel consider grounds for going to war?

Answer 3

They blockaded the red sea

Question 4

What problems did victory in 1967 create for Israel?

Answer 4

Israel did not want to let go of the land they occupied after the six day war even though hey said they would.

Question 5

What were the outcomes for Israel of the 1973 war? List three.

Answer 5

• The war cost Israel $7 billion
• Shattered Israel’s image of invincibility
• Over 6,000 killed or wounded

Question 6

What was the main result of the Camp David Accords?

Answer 6

Not much.

Question 7

What was the main result of the Oslo Accords?

Answer 7

It granted the PLO limited autonomy in exchange for an end of Palestinian claims to Israeli land.