zionist ideas and the impact of ww1 and 2

• what were the Zionists ideas about WW1?


  Support for the establishment of a Jewish homeland in Palestine.
• What was the impact of WW1 for Zionists?


  war had weakened the Ottoman empire, so this created an opportunity for the Zionist movement to gain support of a Jewish homeland.
• who had control over Palestine before WW1?

  Ottoman Empire
• what happened in 1917?

  The Balfour Declaration, which expressed Britain's support for a Jewish homeland.
• when was the Peel Commission?

  1936
• what was the Peel Commission?


  partition plan, the Jews agreed but did not view this as the final decision. Palestinian Arabs disagreed
• when was the white paper plan?

  1939
• what was the white paper plan?


  Restriction on Jewish immigration to Palestine, Palestinian Arabs agreed but not Jews.
• what impact did WW2 have on Zionism?

  The events of the Holocaust had toughened the Zionists.
• What actions did Zionists take post-WW2 in Palestine?


  In August 1945, the Zionist Conference decided on a policy of active opposition to British rule in Palestine.
• What was the US attitude towards the issue of Palestine post-WW2 and why?


  American Zionists launched a propaganda offensive, in order to win support. Lobbied members of the US government and congress.
• what did President Truman do in April 1946?


  Called on the British government to allow the immediate entry of 100,000 Jews into Palestine.