SS7H2b Creating Modern Israel

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Which describes the Holocaust?

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murder of millions of European Jews during World War II

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What is Zionism?

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the belief that Jews deserved to return to a homeland in Zion where they had lived in Biblical times

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Why did so many countries in the United Nations feel it was right to create Israel in 1948?

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Many felt the Jews deserved help due to their suffering in the Holocaust.

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What world organization created the new state of Israel in 1948 as a homeland for the Jews?

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the United Nations

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How did Arabs living in Palestine in 1948 feel about the creation of the new state of Israel?

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they rejected it as unfair to them

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When war broke out in Palestine, what countries joined with the Palestinian Arabs to try to stop the creation of the new state of Israel?

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neighboring Arab countries

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What is a refugee?

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a person who had to leave their home as result of war

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This statement is referring to the establishment of which nation? Options: Jordan, Israel, Poland, Lithuania

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Israel

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What major world event was influenced by the immigration of Jews to Palestine after World War II?

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The creation of the State of Israel.

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How did Arabs feel about the creation of Israel?

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Hated It!