Early Zionism
(1880-1917)
(1880-1917)
This early Zionist wrote Der Judenstaat (The Jewish State).
Who is Theodore Herzl?
This British document written in 1917 promised the eventual establishment of a Jewish homeland.
What is the Balfour Declaration?
How did the majority of the Jewish population feel about the 1947 Partition Plan?
Between 1949-1967 the old city belonged to this country.
Who is Jordan?
This is what Palestinians call Israel's Independence day.
What is the Nakba?
This empire ruled Palestine from 1516 to 1917
This response to the Arab revolt of 1936-1939 limited Jewish immigration to 75,000 for 5 years.
Where were the White Papers?
These two Jewish militias rejected the Partition Plan.
Who were the Irgun and Lehi?
What is Gaza?
Palestinians who live in the West Bank need to go through these before entering Israel.
What are checkpoints?
This gathering of around 200 Jewish delegates at this conference was held in Basel, Switzerland in 1897.
What is the First Zionist Congress?
During this aliyah from 1934 and 1948, Jews violated British law and illegally entered Palestine.
What is Aliyah Bet?
David Ben Gurion abandoned his policy of Havlagah or restraint because of these restrictions?
What were the White Papers?
New immigrants settled in these temporary development towns when they first arrived in Israel after its establishment in 1949.
What are maabarot?
Palestinian refugee camps were established in these two areas in addition to surrounding Arab countries.
What are the West Bank and Gaza?
This area of Russia was home to 5 million Jews in 1880.
What is the Pale of Settlement?
These letters written in 1915 and 1916 promised that Britain would agree to recognize Arab independence after World War I.
What is the the McMahon–Hussein Correspondence?
What is David Ben Gurion's declaration of Israel's independence?
Israel established this ration on food and supplies between 1949-1959.
What was the tzena?
This number of Palestinian refugees fled Israel during the War of 1948.
What is 700,000-750,000?
Three reasons for the first wave of aliyah to Palestine between 1882 and 1903.
What are pogroms, a response to economic struggles and quickening the coming of the Moshiach?
In this 1919 agreement Jewish and Arab leaders recognized one anothers' right to a homeland.
What is the Faisal-Weizmann agreement?
These two events happened on May 15, 1948.
What was the withdrawl of the British troops from Israel and the attack of Israel by 6 surrounding countries.
This number of Jewish immigrants arrived from Europe and Arab countries between 1948-1952.
What is 700,000-750,000?
These are 3 reasons that Palestinian refugees left Israel during the war of 1948.
What are "Fear of massacre," "Arab leaders’ evacuation orders" and "Expulsion orders by Israeli authorities"? (will accept other answers as well)