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Chapter(6:&Israel&
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The&dispute&over&territory&in&the&Holy&Land&began&
thousand s&of&yea rs&ago &an d&co ntin ue s&to&the &pres en t&
day.&In&this&lesson ,&yo u &will&learn&abo ut &th e&crea tion &
of&the&State&of&Israel&from&land&fo rmerly&know n &a s &
the&British&Man da te&of&P alestin e.&Yo u’ll&use&an &
interactiv e&t im e lin e &an d &a &vid e o &to &g a th er &
informa tio n ,&fill&o u t&a &n o te s&t ab le ,&an d &c re at e&a &w o rd &
art&graphic&to&illustrate&important&topics&and&themes.&
Part%1:%Background%Information%
Directions:&For&this§ion,&you&will&use&the&overview&video&from&the&Council&on&Foreign&Relations&
website&“Crisis&Guide:&The&Israel-Palestinian&Conflict”,&found&at&http://bit.ly/crisis48.&Watch&the&intro,&
then&watch &until&4:46&of&the&Overview&video.&Then,&answer&the&questions&below.&
1) What&was&the&purpose&of&the&Zionist&movement?&_____________________________________&
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2) When&the&Ottoman&Empire&was&broken&up&after&World&War&I,&which&country&was&chosen&to&rule&
the&land&know n &as&Pa lestine ?&&___ __ ___ __ __ ___ __ ___ __ __ ___ _&
3) Why&did&Arabs&and&Zionist&Jews&attack&the&government&in&Palestine&in&the&1920s,&1930s,&and&
1940s?&&_______________________________________________________________________&
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4) What&did&the&United&Nations&do&in&1947?&How&were&their&actions&received&by&the&groups&
competing&for&control&of&Palestine?&________________________________________________&
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5) How&did&the&Holocaust&affect&attitudes&toward&the&need&for&an&independent&Jewish&state?&____&
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Part%2:%Guided%Notes%
Directions:&Using&the&Crisis&Guide&website,&read&the&events&under&the&“Mandate&Period”&and&the&first&2&
events&under&“The&Arab-Israeli&Wars ” &an d &use&the&inf o rmation&to &fill&o u t &th e &n o te s&c h a rt &o n &th e &n e xt &
page.&Summarize&the&key&events&and&their&importance&to&the&Arab-Israeli&con flict &in &yo u r &o w n&words .&&
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