Adopted from Ms. Susan M. Pojer

Horace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY

Adopted from Ms. Susan M. Pojer

Horace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY

ZionismZionism

Theodore Herzl1860-1904

Theodore Herzl1860-1904

GOALS:The spiritual andpolitical renewal ofthe Jewish peoplein its ancestralhomeland ofPalestine.

Freedom from Western anti-Semitism.

GOALS:The spiritual andpolitical renewal ofthe Jewish peoplein its ancestralhomeland ofPalestine.

Freedom from Western anti-Semitism.

The Middle East in 1914

The Middle East in 1914

Sykes-Picot Agreement, 1916

Sykes-Picot Agreement, 1916

The Arab Revolt: 1916-1918

The Arab Revolt: 1916-1918

British Promise to the Jews: Balfour Declaration,

1917

British Promise to the Jews: Balfour Declaration,

1917

Sir Arthur James Balfour

Br. Foreign Secretary

Sir Arthur James Balfour

Br. Foreign Secretary

His Majesty’s Government views with favor the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people and will use their best endeavors to facilitate the achievement of this object, it being clearly understood that nothing shall be done which may prejudice the civil and religious rights of existing non-Jewish communities in Palestine…

The League of Nations Mandates

The League of Nations Mandates

Oil Discovered in Mesopotamia!

Oil Discovered in Mesopotamia! First discovered on Masjid-I Suleiman

in Persiain 1908.

Turkish-Petroleum Co. [TPC] founded in 1911 drill for oil in Mosul, Mesopotamia.

Britain signed a secret agreement with the sheikh of Kuwait who, while outwardly pledgingallegiance to the Ottoman Sultan in Istanbul,promised exclusive oil rights to the British.

Kuwait became a British protectorate in November, 1914.

In 1927, oil was struck in Kirkuk, Iraq, and the Iraq Petroleum Co. [IPC] was created.

First discovered on Masjid-I Suleiman in Persiain 1908.

Turkish-Petroleum Co. [TPC] founded in 1911 drill for oil in Mosul, Mesopotamia.

Britain signed a secret agreement with the sheikh of Kuwait who, while outwardly pledgingallegiance to the Ottoman Sultan in Istanbul,promised exclusive oil rights to the British.

Kuwait became a British protectorate in November, 1914.

In 1927, oil was struck in Kirkuk, Iraq, and the Iraq Petroleum Co. [IPC] was created.

Oil Becomes the New International

“Coin of the Realm!”

Oil Becomes the New International

“Coin of the Realm!” American oil

companies [Texaco & Chevron], gainoil concessions in Bahrainin 1929.

In 1933, American oil

companies win an oilconcession in Saudi Arabia.

ARAMCO [Arab-American Oil Co,] is created in 1939.

American oil companies [Texaco & Chevron], gainoil concessions in Bahrainin 1929.

In 1933, American oil

companies win an oilconcession in Saudi Arabia.

ARAMCO [Arab-American Oil Co,] is created in 1939.

Essential Question: Essential Question:

How did Britain’s actions in Palestine after

1918 lay the groundwork for the on-going conflict between the Jews and the Arabs

in the Middle East today?

How did Britain’s actions in Palestine after

1918 lay the groundwork for the on-going conflict between the Jews and the Arabs

in the Middle East today?

Jews & Arabs in Palestine, 1920 Jews & Arabs in Palestine, 1920 In 1920, there

was 1 Jew toevery 10 Arabs inPalestine.

By 1947, the ratio was 2 Arabs forevery Jew.

In 1920, there

was 1 Jew toevery 10 Arabs inPalestine.

By 1947, the ratio was 2 Arabs forevery Jew.

The Arabs felt that they were loosing control of their “country!”

The Arabs felt that they were loosing control of their “country!”

British Mandate

in PalestineCreated

July, 1922

British Mandate

in PalestineCreated

July, 1922

Jewish Settlements: The Kibbutz SystemJewish Settlements: The Kibbutz System

First one founded in 1908.

Communal living.

“Make the DesertBloom!”

First one founded in 1908.

Communal living.

“Make the DesertBloom!”

The Peel Commissi

on Partition

Plan, 1937

The Peel Commissi

on Partition

Plan, 1937

Hitler’s

“FinalSolutio

n”

Hitler’s

“FinalSolutio

n”

The Jewish population in each country in 1942.

The Jewish population in each country in 1942.

Aliyah Bet : Illegal Jewish Immigration

Aliyah Bet : Illegal Jewish Immigration

Aliyah Bet Aliyah Bet

Illegal Jewish immigration to Palestine.

The Exodus, 1947.

Illegal Jewish immigration to Palestine.

The Exodus, 1947.

Palestine

Population in 1946

Palestine

Population in 1946

Jewish “Freedom Fighters”

(or “Terrorists”?)

Jewish “Freedom Fighters”

(or “Terrorists”?)

Irgun Zvai Leumi[Natl. Military

Org.]

Irgun Zvai Leumi[Natl. Military

Org.]

Avraham Stern &The Stern Gang

Avraham Stern &The Stern Gang

U. N. Partition Plan of 1947

U. N. Partition Plan of 1947

Israel Becomes a Nation:

May 14, 1948

Israel Becomes a Nation:

May 14, 1948

David Ben-Gurion,

1st Prime Minister

David Ben-Gurion,

1st Prime Minister

Chaim Weizmann,

1st President

Chaim Weizmann,

1st President

War Begins!: May 15, 1948

War Begins!: May 15, 1948

Arab Refugees, 1948Arab Refugees, 1948

The Palestinian Diaspora begins!The Palestinian Diaspora begins!

Armistice Signed, 1949Armistice Signed, 1949

Israel:1947

&Israel:1949

Israel:1947

&Israel:1949

Palestinian RefugeesPalestinian Refugees

Palestinian Diaspora

Six-Day War (1967)Six-Day War (1967)

UN Resolution 242

UN Resolution 338

Palestine Liberation Organization

Palestine Liberation Organization

Yassir Arafat

Camp David Accords (1979)

Camp David Accords (1979)

President President Prime Minister

Anwar Sadat Jimmy Carter Menachem Begin

of Egypt of the U. S. Of Israel

Camp David Accords (1979)

Camp David Accords (1979)

Palestinian Intifada-Part I

(1987-1993)

Palestinian Intifada-Part I

(1987-1993)

Palestinian Intifada-Part I

(1987-1993)

Palestinian Intifada-Part I

(1987-1993)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Israeli%E2%80%93Palestinian_conflict