History - General Questions Flashcards
(45 cards)
What year was the State of Israel established?
1948
Who was the first Prime Minister of Israel?
David Ben-Gurion
True or False: The Balfour Declaration was issued in 1917.
True
The Balfour Declaration was a public statement issued by the British Government in 1917 during the First World War announcing its support for the establishment of a “national home for the Jewish people” in Palestine, then an Ottoman region with a small minority Jewish population. The declaration was contained in a letter dated 2 November 1917 from Arthur Balfour, the British Foreign Secretary, to Lord Rothschild, a leader of the British Jewish community, for transmission to the Zionist Federation of Great Britain and Ireland. The text of the declaration was published in the press on 9 November 1917.
Fill in the blank: The 1948 Arab-Israeli War is also known as the _____ War.
War of Independence
What major event occurred in Israel in 1967?
The Six-Day War
Who was the Israeli leader during the Yom Kippur War?
Golda Meir
What is the significance of the Oslo Accords?
They were agreements aimed at achieving peace between Israel and the Palestinians.
The Oslo Accords are a pair of interim agreements between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO): the Oslo I Accord, signed in Washington, D.C., in 1993;[1] and the Oslo II Accord, signed in Taba, Egypt, in 1995.[2] They marked the start of the Oslo process, a peace process aimed at achieving a peace treaty based on Resolution 242 and Resolution 338 of the United Nations Security Council. The Oslo process began after secret negotiations in Oslo, Norway, resulting in both the recognition of Israel by the PLO and the recognition by Israel of the PLO as the representative of the Palestinian people and as a partner in bilateral negotiations.
Multiple Choice: Which city was declared the capital of Israel in 1980? A) Tel Aviv B) Jerusalem C) Haifa D) Nazareth
B) Jerusalem
Who was the first Israeli leader to sign a peace treaty with Egypt?
Menachem Begin
True or False: The United Nations partition plan for Palestine was accepted by Israel in 1947.
True
What year did Israel win its independence?
1948
Fill in the blank: The _____ Intifada began in 1987.
First
Who was the leader of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) during the signing of the Oslo Accords?
Yasser Arafat
What was the main outcome of the Camp David Accords?
Peace treaty between Israel and Egypt.
Multiple Choice: Which war resulted in Israel capturing the West Bank? A) War of Independence B) Six-Day War C) Yom Kippur War D) Lebanon War
B) Six-Day War
Who was the Israeli Prime Minister assassinated in 1995?
Yitzhak Rabin
True or False: Israel has never been involved in a civil war.
True
What is the primary document declaring Israel’s independence?
The Declaration of Independence
Fill in the blank: The _____ War took place in 1973.
Yom Kippur
Who led Israel during the 1982 Lebanon War?
Menachem Begin
What is the significance of the 1967 borders?
They refer to the borders of Israel before the Six-Day War.
Multiple Choice: Which leader is known for the peace process with Jordan? A) Yitzhak Shamir B) Shimon Peres C) Yitzhak Rabin D) Benjamin Netanyahu
C) Yitzhak Rabin
True or False: The Gaza Strip is under Israeli control.
False
What year did the Second Intifada begin?
2000
