Britain in Palestine

Question 1

Arab-Jewish Riots

Answer 1

1921 violence erupted in Jaffa

-Fighting spread and 200 Jews and 120 Arabs were dead or wounded

Question 2

result of the riots

Answer 2

-Jewish immigration stopped

Question 3

Population

Answer 3

1929 there were a million Arabs and 160,000 Jews

Question 4

Fighting in 1929

Answer 4

133 jews killed

116 Arabs killed- mostly by British trying to stop the Anti-Jewish violence

Question 5

Arab Rebellion

Answer 5

1936-39

-caused a civil war which lasted 3 years

Question 6

during ww2

Answer 6

The British continued to control Jewish immigration so they wouldn’t antagonize the Arabs

Question 7

wars effect on Jews

Answer 7

6 million killed - toughened them

Question 8

Zionist leader announcement

Answer 8

august 1945

-Irgun and Stern Gang started to target British military bases, railways, bridges and trains

Question 9

US support for Jews

Answer 9

-could pressure Britain
-4.5 million jews in the USA
Biltmore Declaration 1942- American support of homeland