Name: ___Jennifer Pham__________________ Block: __4____
Guide Questions:
Palestine, Israel and the Arab –Israeli Conflict: A Primer
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Introduction: Page 1
1. What was the cause of the original conflict between Palestine Arabs and Zionists? -The
original conflict between the the Palestinians Arabs and Zionists they both struggle for land.
2. Why is Palestine important to different people? Palestine is important to different people
because Palestinian claims that lands are based on countries.
3. Summarize the Historical Jewish claims to Palestine? Jewish claims lands are based on
biblical promise to Abraham.
4. Summarize the historical Arab claims to Palestine? Arabs claims that lands are based on
residence in the country.
The Land and the People (pages 1-2)
5. (a) Describe the nationalistic goals of the Jewish people in the late 19th century and early
20th century. People identify themselves as a nations to demand national rights.
(b) Why did they select Palestine? Palestine was selected because it seemed logical and an
optimal place because it was the site for the Jewish origin.
6. Explain the difference between the Jewish population in Palatine before the 20th century
and those who emigrated to Palestine during the Zionist Movement The difference between
both of them is that they both have different achievements. Jewish population in Palatine
wanted to achieve national goals. For those who emigrated to Palestine during the Zionist
Movement wanted to identify a place to create a settlement.
British Mandate in Palestine (pages 2-4)
7. Why had Palestine become a trouble spot in the early 20th century? Palestine had become
a trouble spot in the 20th century because of territorial claims and political interests.
8. Evaluate how the Hussein-McMahon Correspondence and the Balfour Declaration added
to the conflict? Hussein-McMahon Correspondence and the Balfour Declaration made a
promise during the war that was added to the conflict.They made a promise to issued a
declarations government’s support for establishment.
9. What was the Sykes Picot Agreement? Sykes Picot Agreement was a secret deal between
Britain and France so that the Arab provinces to divide and control the region.
10. How did the decision of the League of Nations after WWI add to the problem? The decision
of the League of Nations after WWI they were the dominant powers to obtain a mandate for
Syria.
11. What was the Arab reaction to these events (Hussein-McMahon, Balfour, Sykes Picot)
Arabs were angered by Britain’s failure because of the promise they made to create an
independent Arab state.
12. What did the Jewish National Fund do and what was the reaction to their actions? The
Jewish National Fund purchased large tracts of land from Arab landowners. It led to increasing
tensions and violent confrontations between the Jewish and the Arab.
13. What is the significance of the Wailing Wall to the members of the Jewish and Muslim
Faith? It was a communal religious rights at the Western it was also the second Jewish Temple
that has Jewish religious tradition.
14. What was the result of the Arab attack on Jews in Muslim on August 15, 1929? The Jewish
community had surviving members for Jerusalem and the European Jewish immigrants
increased dramatically after Hitler’s rise of power.
15. What was the purpose of the British 1939 White Papers? What was the impact? The
purpose of the British 1939 White paper is a policy that limits future Jewish immigrants and land
purchasing. The Zionist regarded the white paper as a betrayal of the Balfour Declaration.