Herzl: The Zionist Dream of a Jewish State

Why didn't Herzl believe that Jews could escape anti-Semitism by mass conversion?

• Judaism does not accept conversion as legitimate.

• Anti-Semitism targets Jews as a people, regardless of their religion.

• The Christians wouldn't allow Jews to convert.

• He couldn't find a suitable religion.

Which event proved to be the ultimate impetus for Herzl's actions?

• World War II

• The Kiev Pogroms

• The Dreyfus Affair

• Statements by philosophers and politicians about anti-Semitism

Why is Herzl a particularly unique Zionist leader?

• He was Israel's first Prime Minister.

• He turned a Zionist ideology into a modern political movement.

• He was first to suggest Jews move back to Palestine.

• He first coined the term "Zionism."

What is a reason some people might find Zionism to be controversial?

• Zionism sometimes fails to account for Palestinian self-determination.

• Zionism takes as a given that Jews are a people and a religion.

• Zionism is too expensive.

• Zionism is unfairly biased towards other countries in which Jews live.

What did Herzl establish towards the end of his life?

• The First Zionist Congress in Paris, France

• The Jewish State in Uganda

• The Jewish State in Palestine

• The First Zionist Congress in Basel, Switzerland