Creation of Israel Flashcards
1
Q
Resolution 181
A
UN Partition Plan
2
Q
Britain refers to UN
A
Feb 1947
3
Q
UNSCOP Formed
A
April 1947
4
Q
UNSCOP members
A
11 + Arabs Boycott
5
Q
UN Partition Plan voted
A
Nov 1947
6
Q
USA tries to win support for partition plan
A
Telegram signed by 26 senators sent to wavering countries
7
Q
Britain to leave by
A
Aug 1948
8
Q
Percentage of land to be Jewish
A
55%
9
Q
Proportion of Jews in Palestine
A
1/3
10
Q
Land owned by Jews
A
Less than 10%
11
Q
Palestinian response to partition plan
A
Husseini Family + AHC firmly opposes Jewish-Zionist self-determination
–> breaks UN principles
12
Q
Jewish response to partition plan
A
Jewish Agency accepts
Irgun and Lehi calls it illegal - Eretz Yisrael
13
Q
Palestinian Civil War Start
A
Nov 1947
14
Q
AHC 3-day General Strike
A
1 Dec 1947
15
Q
Plan Dalet
A
March 1948
