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Britain and Palestine 1918 to 1947

Downloaded from www.SchoolHistory.co.uk. By Mr Drew, Passmores School. www.passmoreshistory.homestead.com/. Britain and Palestine 1918 to 1947. How did Britain's actions in Palestine after 1918 influence the conflict between the Arabs and Jews?.

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Britain and Palestine 1918 to 1947

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  1. Downloaded from www.SchoolHistory.co.uk By Mr Drew, Passmores School www.passmoreshistory.homestead.com/ Britain and Palestine 1918 to 1947 How did Britain's actions in Palestine after 1918 influence the conflict between the Arabs and Jews?

  2. Palestine was part of the Arabic empire in the period up to the 16th century.

  3. Then Palestine became part of the Ottoman Empire (1500s to 1918)

  4. Palestine was in the middle of the Arab world.

  5. In 1918 the Ottoman Empire collapsed and the Arab parts were taken over by Britain and France as ‘Protectorates’. This was not what the Arab soldiers who had supported Britain in World War I had expected. They felt betrayed, but worse was to come.

  6. Once Britain took over control of Palestine, the number of Jewish settlers increased dramatically. They settled in the green areas marked on the map. The Arab felt they were losing their country.

  7. Jews and Arabs in Palestine 1919 - 1947 1.25m 1m The population gap in 1919 and 1947 is the same, approximately 700 000. 0.75m BUT The Jews have gone from being less than 1/10 the population of the Arabs in 1919 to being almost 1/2 by 1947. 0.5m 0.25m 0 1919 1929 1939 1947

  8. This is what you have to do: Put the title: “British Rule in Palestine” at the top of a double page of your exercise book

  9. Set out your double page like this: Then ... Why did British rule in Palestine lead to an Arab Revolt? Now use the information from this presentation and your textbook to complete the spider diagram.

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