The Roots of the Arab-Israeli Conflict (1890s-1947)

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By: Ms. Susan M. Pojer Horace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY

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The Roots of the Arab-Israeli Conflict (1890s-1947). By: Ms. Susan M. Pojer Horace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY. The Dreyfus Case, 1894. Capt. Alfred Dreyfus. Emile Zola. Zionism. GOALS : The spiritual and political renewal of the Jewish people in its ancestral homeland of Palestine. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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By: Ms. Susan M. PojerHorace Greeley HS

Chappaqua, NY

By: Ms. Susan M. PojerHorace Greeley HS

Chappaqua, NY

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The Dreyfus Case, 1894The Dreyfus Case, 1894

Capt. Alfred Dreyfus

Capt. Alfred Dreyfus

Emile ZolaEmile Zola

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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.

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First Zionist Conference, 1897

First Zionist Conference, 1897

Herzl writes Der Judenstaat, orThe Jewish State in 1896.

Met in Basel, Switzerland.

Creates the First Zionist Congress.

Becomes an international Jewishorganization.

“Next Year in Jerusalem!”

Herzl writes Der Judenstaat, orThe Jewish State in 1896.

Met in Basel, Switzerland.

Creates the First Zionist Congress.

Becomes an international Jewishorganization.

“Next Year in Jerusalem!”

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The Ottoman Empire in WW1

The Ottoman Empire in WW1

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The Middle East in 1914

The Middle East in 1914

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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…

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The League of Nations Mandates

The League of Nations Mandates

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“New” Countries & Ruling Families Emerge!

“New” Countries & Ruling Families Emerge!

Prince Faisal “ruler” of Trans-Jordan.

Prince Abdullah “ruler” of a newly-created Iraq [pasted together from three distinctgeographic regions].

The House of Saud put on the throne of thenewly-created Saudi Arabia.

The Pahlavi Family put on the throne of a new Iran.

Mustafa Kemal leads a military/nationalistmovement in Turkey.

Prince Faisal “ruler” of Trans-Jordan.

Prince Abdullah “ruler” of a newly-created Iraq [pasted together from three distinctgeographic regions].

The House of Saud put on the throne of thenewly-created Saudi Arabia.

The Pahlavi Family put on the throne of a new Iran.

Mustafa Kemal leads a military/nationalistmovement in Turkey.

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Treaty of Lausanne, 1923

Treaty of Lausanne, 1923

Modern Turkey Is Born.Modern Turkey Is Born.

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Mustafa Kemal “Atatürk”

(1881-1938)

Mustafa Kemal “Atatürk”

(1881-1938)

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Ataturk’s Reform Program

Ataturk’s Reform Program Capital moved from Constantinople to

Ankara.

Secularism Qur’an in Turkish translation.

Adoption of a republican constitution and aSwiss civil code.

Westernization & nationalism:

Compulsory, secular education.

Banning the fez.

Western [Roman] script.

Western clothing.

Women unveiled & given full citizenship and the right to vote.

Capital moved from Constantinople to Ankara.

Secularism Qur’an in Turkish translation.

Adoption of a republican constitution and aSwiss civil code.

Westernization & nationalism:

Compulsory, secular education.

Banning the fez.

Western [Roman] script.

Western clothing.

Women unveiled & given full citizenship and the right to vote.

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Palestine Was Part of the

Ottoman Empire

Palestine Was Part of the

Ottoman Empire

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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!”

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British Mandate

in PalestineCreated

July, 1922

British Mandate

in PalestineCreated

July, 1922

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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!”

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1929 Arab Riots 1929 Arab Riots IZBAH AL-YAHUD!

[“Slaughter All the Jews!”]IZBAH AL-YAHUD!

[“Slaughter All the Jews!”]

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

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

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Palestine Arab Revolt: 1936-1939

Palestine Arab Revolt: 1936-1939

The Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, Haj

Amin al-Hussani, with Adolf Hitler.

The Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, Haj

Amin al-Hussani, with Adolf Hitler.

An end to Jewish immigration to Palestine.

An end to the transferof lands to Jewish owners.

A new “generalrepresentative government.”

An end to Jewish immigration to Palestine.

An end to the transferof lands to Jewish owners.

A new “generalrepresentative government.”

Their Goals:Their Goals:

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Hitler’s

“FinalSolutio

n”

Hitler’s

“FinalSolutio

n”

The Jewish population in each country in 1942.

The Jewish population in each country in 1942.

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Nazi Concentration & Extermination Camps

Nazi Concentration & Extermination Camps

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The Nazi HolocaustThe Nazi Holocaust

6,000,00 Jews killed by the Nazis [1/2 in the concentration camps.]

6,000,00 Jews killed by the Nazis [1/2 in the concentration camps.]

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Aliyah Bet : Illegal Jewish Immigration

Aliyah Bet : Illegal Jewish Immigration

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Aliyah Bet Aliyah Bet

Illegal Jewish immigration to Palestine.

The Exodus, 1947.

Illegal Jewish immigration to Palestine.

The Exodus, 1947.

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Palestine

Population in 1946

Palestine

Population in 1946

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U. N. Partition Plan of 1947

U. N. Partition Plan of 1947

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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

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War Begins!: May 15, 1948

War Begins!: May 15, 1948

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Arab Refugees, 1948Arab Refugees, 1948

The Palestinian Diaspora begins!The Palestinian Diaspora begins!

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Armistice Signed, 1949Armistice Signed, 1949