Chapter 2 - The final years of the British mandate in Palestine 1945-8

Flashcards by Karima Ranieri, created more than 1 year ago

This chapter focuses on the final years of British rule in Palestine, particularly on why, and with what effects, the British decided to hand over responsibility for Palestine to the United Nations. It explains how the plan to divide Palestine into Arab and Jewish states led to a civil war during which 300,000 Arabs left the land that was to become the state of Israel.

	Created by Karima Ranieri over 7 years ago

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What did the British announce in 1945?

How did Zionists react? What was the climate at the time?

What was the Biltmore Declaration?

What did Harry Truman call for in April 1946?

List the different acts of Jewish terrorism towards the British in Palestine.

Reasons British handed over Palestine to the UN in May 1948.

What did the UN partition of November 1947 entail?

What was the Arab response?

What was the Jewish response?

What happened when the UN voted for partition?

Civil war in Palestine, November 1947 to May 1948.
List main events.

By the 14th May 1948, when British finally withdrew from Palestine, how many Arab fled from the new Jewish state?

Did the Palestinians leave voluntarily or were they expelled?
What is the Zionist interpretation?

Did the Palestinians leave voluntarily or were they expelled?
What was the Zionist interpretation?

Did the Palestinians leave voluntarily or were they expelled?
What was the Revisionist interpretation?

What was Plan D?