Date: 10/17/14

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UNIT SECTION TABLE OF CONTENTS

• Date 10/17/14
• Activity Arab Israeli Conflict
• Warm Up What is the cause of the Arab-Israeli
  conflict that is still going on today?
• Homework
• Suez Crisis Reading and Notes due Monday 10/20
• Unit 2 Review Sheet due Tuesday 10/21
• Unit 2 Test Wednesday 10/22

Pg Assignment Date
38 Africa PowerPoint Notes 10/13
39 Kashmir Problems and Solutions 10/14
40 Unit 2 Review Sheet 10/14
41 Arab- Israeli PPT Notes 10/16
42 Suez Crisis Reading 10/16
43 Suez Crisis Notes 10/16



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What is the cause of the Arab-Israeli conflict
that is still going on today? Both Arabs and
Jewish people believe they have a right to the
land of Palestine.
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ROOTS OF THE ARAB-ISRAELI CONFLICT1890s - 1949
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ESSENTIAL QUESTION
HOW DID BRITAINS ACTIONS IN PALESTINE AFTER 1918
LAY THE GROUNDWORK FOR THE ON-GOING CONFLICT
BETWEEN THE JEWS AND THE ARABS IN THE MIDDLE EAST
TODAY?
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ZIONISM
THE MOVEMENT FOR THE RETURN OF THE JEWISH PEOPLE
TO PALESTINE AND THE RESUMPTION OF A JEWISH STATE
IN THE LAND OF ISRAEL. THE TERM ZIONISM WAS
COINED IN 1890.
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The Middle East in 1914
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OIL DISCOVERED IN MIDDLE EAST!

• BRITAIN SIGNED AN AGREEMENT WITH KUWAIT FOR
  EXCLUSIVE OIL RIGHTS PRIOR TO WW I.
• AMERICAN OIL COMPANIES GAIN OIL RIGHTS IN BAHRAIN
  IN 1929.
• IN 1933, AMERICAN OIL COMPANIES RECEIVE OIL
  RIGHTS IN SAUDI ARABIA.
• ARAMCO (ARAB-AMERICAN OIL CO.) IS CREATED IN
  1939.

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HUSSEIN-MCMAHON LETTERS, 1915
The documents declared that the Arabs would form
an alliance with the United Kingdom and in return
the UK will recognize the Arab independence.
....BRITAIN IS PREPARED TO RECOGNIZE THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE ARABS IN ALL REGIONS LYING WITHIN THE FRONTIERS PROPOSED BY THE SHARIF OF MECCA....
HUSSEIN IBN ALI,SHARIF OF MECCA
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SYKES-PICOT AGREEMENT, 1916

• A SECRET AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENTS OF
  BRITAIN AND FRANCE
• BASED UPON THE EXPECTED DOWNFALL OF THE OTTOMAN
  EMPIRE
• IT DIVIDED THE ARAB PROVINCES OF THE OTTOMAN
  EMPIRE (OUTSIDE THE ARABIAN PENINSULA) INTO AREAS
  OF FUTURE BRITISH AND FRENCH CONTROL OR INFLUENCE

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SYKES-PICOT AGREEMENT, 1916
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BRITISH PROMISE TO THE JEWS BALFOUR DECLARATION,
1917
HIS MAJESTYS GOVERNMENT VIEWS WITH FAVOR THE
ESTABLISHMENT IN PALESTINE OF A NATIONAL HOME FOR
THE JEWISH PEOPLE
SIR ARTHUR JAMES BALFOURBR. FOREIGN SECRETARY
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What does this say about British foreign policy
in the Middle East?

• They were sneaky and only had their own goals in
  mind.

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BRITISH MANDATE
LEAGUE OF NATIONS GIVES BRITAIN A MANDATE IN
PALESTINE IN 1922 A MANDATE IS TEMPORARY CONTROL
GRANTED TO A NATION OVER AN AREA UNTIL IT IS
CAPABLE OF SELF- GOVT
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JEWS ARABS

• FROM THE 1920s -1940s, MANY JEWS CAME TO
  PALESTINE SEEKING REFUGE FROM ANTI-SEMITISM THE
  HOLOCAUST.
• PALESTINIAN ARABS RESENTED THE JEWS AND RELATIONS
  BECAME INCREASINGLY HOSTILE.

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JEWISH IMMIGRATION
Jewish Jewish
1919 1,806
1920 8,223
1921 8,294
1922 8,685
1923 8,175
1924 13,892
1925 34,386
1926 13,855
1927 3,034
1928 2,178
1929 5,249
1930 4,944
Immigration Immigration
1931 4,075
1932 12,533
1933 37,337
1934 45,267
1935 66,472
1936 29,595
1937 10,629
1938 14,675
1939 31,195
1940 10,643
1941 4,592
WHY WOULD THE ARABS BE CONCERNED ABOUT THE ABOVE
STATISTICS? They were increasing dramatically

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ARAB CONCERNS

• GROWING JEWISH EMIGRATION TO PALESTINE
• THE TRANSFER OF LANDS TO JEWISH OWNERS

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JEWS ARABS IN PALESTINE, 1920

• IN 1920, THERE WERE 10 ARABS FOR EVERY JEW IN
  PALESTINE.
• BY 1947, THE RATIO WAS 2 ARABS FOREVERY JEW.
• THE ARABS FELT THAT THEY WERE LOSING CONTROL OF
  THEIR LAND

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JEWISH SETTLEMENTS THE KIBBUTZ SYSTEM

• COMMUNAL LIVING
• BASED ON AGRICULTURE
• MAKE THE DESERT BLOOM!

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BRITISH WHITE PAPER OF 1939

• LIMITED JEWISH EMIGRATION TOPALESTINE
• ENDED JEWISH LANDPURCHASES
• INDEPENDENCE FORPALESTINE WITHIN 10 YEARS
• IT IS NOT BRITISH POLICY THAT PALESTINE BECOME
  AJEWISH STATE

HOW DOES THE WHITE PAPER CONFLICT WITH EARLIER
BRITISH STATEMENTS?
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ILLEGAL JEWISH EMIGRATION TO PALESTINE CONTINUED
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JEWISH FREEDOM FIGHTERS(OR TERRORISTS?)
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ENTER THE U.N.

• UNABLE TO STOP THE VIOLENCE, BRITAIN TURNED THE
  PROBLEM OVER TO THE U.N.
• IN 1947 THE U.N. PARTITIONED PALESTINE INTO
  SEPARATE JEWISH ARAB STATES.

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UNIT SECTION TABLE OF CONTENTS

• Date 10/20/14
• Activity Suez Crisis
• Warm Up What was the connection between the Suez
  Crisis and the Cold War?
• Homework
• Unit 2 Review Sheet due Tomorrow 10/21
• ADD SOMALIA to Africa Map!
• Unit 2 Test Wednesday 10/22

Pg Assignment Date
38 Africa PowerPoint Notes 10/13
39 Kashmir Problems and Solutions 10/14
40 Unit 2 Review Sheet 10/14
41 Arab- Israeli PPT Notes 10/16
42 Suez Crisis Reading 10/16
43 Suez Crisis Notes 10/16



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VIDEO CLIP PARTITION

• The Arab-Israeli Conflict, part 1- Land Division
  (10 min 5 sec)

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INDEPENDENCE

• THE PALESTINIAN JEWS ACCEPTED THE U.N. DECISION
  PROCLAIMED THE STATE OF ISRAEL ON MAY 14, 1948.
• THE PALESTINIAN ARABS NEIGHBORING ARAB
  COUNTRIES REJECTED THE PLAN.

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WAR OF INDEPENDENCE BEGINS! MAY 15, 1948
SEEKING TO DESTROY THE NEW JEWISH STATE, THE ARAB
NATIONS LAUNCHED A JOINT ATTACK AGAINST ISRAEL
(THE 1ST OF 4 SUCH WARS).
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VIDEO CLIP 1948 WAR
1948 war (8 min 22 sec)
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PLIGHT OF THE PALESTINIANS

• 75 OF THE ARAB POPULATION OF ISRAEL FLED TO
  NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES.
• THEY EXPECTED TO RETURN AFTER THE WAR BUT WERE
  UNABLE TO DO SO.
• THE PALESTINIANS SETTLED INTO REFUGEE CAMPS WHERE
  THEY HAD LITTLE OPPORTUNITY TO LEAD NORMAL LIVES.

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ARAB REFUGEES, 1948
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ARMISTICE SIGNED, 1949
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SUEZ CRISIS

• Egypt seized control of the Suez Canal from
  Britain and France.
• Egypt also blocked Israels use of the Straits of
  Tiran (their only way to the Red Sea)
• Israel, Britain and France made a plan together
  to attack Egypt

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SUEZ CRISIS

• Soviet Union came to the defense of Egypt and
  from this point forward they gave their support
  and aid to Egypt and the other Arab nations
  against Israel.
• The US (President Eisenhower) did not support the
  actions of Israel, Britain and France.
• They were more concerned with the Soviet war in
  Hungary and the Cold War.
• They pressured for a cease fire.

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