Israeli History Makeup Quiz

During World War II, six million Jews were killed in what is called the:

• Generation of Genocide

• Apartheid

• Night of Broken Glass

• Holocaust

The movement to unite displaced Jews and settle them in Palestine was called:

• Zionism

• Anti-Semitism

• Homecoming

• Immigration

Prejudice against the Jews is known as:

• Anti-Semitism

• Zionism

• Imperialism

• Apartheid

A major conflict in the Middle East is between Arab states and:

• Israel

• Iraq

• Iran

• Turkey

What was the outcome of the 1948 War between the new state of Israel and the Arabs living in and around Palestine?

• The conflict ended, and all Palestinian Arabs became citizens in the new State of Israel.

• Israel won the war, and the new State of Israel was even larger than originally planned.

• Almost no Jewish people were willing to go to Israel because of the country's Arab neighbors.

• The United States decided to withdraw the proposal to create a State of Israel because of all the problems it caused.

1. 1. Supports the modern State of Israel

2. 2. Dedicated to fighting anti-Semitism

3. 3. Belief that Jews have the right to live in Palestine as they did in the days of the Old Testament.

What do the phrases above best describe?

• Islam

• Zionism

• the Palestine Liberation Organization

• Orthodox Judaism

Why did worldwide support for a Jewish state emerge after World War II?

• The Holocaust made it clear that Jewish people needed a homeland.

• The Jewish people had conquered Palestine during World War II.

• Britain had granted Palestine to the Jewish people.

• Palestine was seeking a partner in nation building.

What is the significance of the Balfour Declaration?

• The British government made a formal commitment to pay back the debt it accumulated from WWI.

• The newly independent country of Poland made a formal declaration of war against Germany.

• The French government agreed to concede the city of Mosul to the British.

• The British government made a formal commitment to establish a national homeland for Jews.

Look at the maps.

Which is the best conclusion for the changes on the map?

• It demonstrates cooperation between the two groups.

• Israel continues to gain more territory resulting in more conflicts.

• Palestine continues to cooperate with Israel's expansions.

• Palestine and Israel's relationship has remained neutral.

The secret agreement that Britain and France had to partition the Middle East was called:

• The Treaty of Versailles

• The Sykes-Picot Agreement

• The Molotov-Ribbentrop Agreement

• The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk