The rise to power of this man, led many Jews to emigrate to Palestine.
Who is Adolf Hitler of Germany?
100
On May 15, 1948 the State of Israel was declared by David Ben-Gurion and immediately recognized by the United States. This also happened on that date.
What is an invasion by the neighboring states of Egypt, Transjordan, Syria, Lebanon, and Iraq?
100
After failed efforts in 1922 and 1924, Egypt and Great Britain proclaimed a bilateral Declaration of Independence in this year.
What is 1936?
100
After World War II, this nation basically assumed the role previously held by Great Britain in the "Middle East.".
What is the United States?
100
Palestinians who fled the war following the formation of Israel were not fully assimilated into neighboring countries because those countries instead desired to ___________________ Palestine.
What is Liberate?
200
By 1936 approximately ___________ Jews lived in Palestine.
What is 350,000? (alongside 1 million Arabs)
200
The first war between Israel and the Arab countries ended not with a peace treaty, but with this.
What is an Armistice?
200
This organization was founded in 1928 by Hassan al-Banna in Egypt based on the insistence that the government ascribe to an Islamic creed.
What is the Muslim Brotherhood?
200
After American refusals to supply weaponry Egypt signed deals with this nation, providing a foothold in the region.
What is the Soviet Union?
200
The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), perhaps the foremost organization in support of the Palestinian cause was founded in this country in 1964.
What is Egypt ?
300
Following violent incidents at the Wailing Wall and a General Strike that left more than 1000 people dead, the Peale Commission made this recommendation to the League of Nations in 1937.
What is that the Mandate be revoked and the land divided into two territories?
300
Approximately ________________ Arabs fled to neighboring countries after the establishment of Israel.
What is one million?
300
This man assumed power in Egypt in 1952, unseating the Muhammad Ali Dynasty and quickly emerging as the "Arab Champion."
Who is Gamel Abdel Nasser?
300
The first Arab/Israeli War occurred in 1948 upon the formation of Israel. The second took place when these nations invaded Egypt after it nationalized the Suez Canal.
Who are Israel, Great Britain, and France?
300
This man assumed control of the PLO in 1969, started a guerrilla movement and basically established a government in exile.
Who is Yasser Arafat?
400
Post-World War II the Palestinian Mandate was ceded to this organization; which advocated a two state solution and establishing Jerusalem as an international city.
What is the United Nations?
400
160,000 Palestinians did not flee their homes during the war. Today they number more than 1 million and are called
What are Israeli Arabs?
400
Egypt and its leader were popular in the Arab world for standing up to the West, including not joining this mutual defence organization in 1955 and instead denouncing those countries that did.
What is the Baghdad Pact?
400
During the third Arab-Israeli war in 1967, Israel inflicted a crushing defeat on Egypt and its allies in this conflict, commonly referred to as this.
What is the Six Day War.
400
The PLO was headquartered in Jordan until being ejected in 1970 due to this act that was committed by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, not the PLO.
What is the hijacking and redirecting of 4 airliners to Jordanian airports?
500
This coalition was formed in 1945 to negotiate on behalf of the Palestinian people.
What is the Arab League?
500
By 1950 more than 1.5 million Jews had settled in Israel, based on this law guaranteeing every Jew in the world a right to settle in Israel.
What is the Law of Return?
500
Egypt and Syria united in a short-lived confederation called _____________ between 1958-1961.
What is the United Arab Republic?
500
_________________ has basically replaced Pan-Arabism as a dominant political ideology in the "Middle East" since 1967.
What is Political Islam?
500
The PLO relocated to this nation in 1970, sparking a civil war.