zionist ideas and the impact of ww1 and 2

Cards (12)

  • 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.