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What was the goal of Zionism?

A
to persuade European Jews to move to America
B
to encourage the assimilation of Jews into European society
C
to spread anti-Semitism throughout Europe
D
to establish a Jewish state in Palestine
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The graph shows the number of Jews in Palestine in the years leading up to World War I.

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level off.
B
decline.
C
continue to increase.
D
triple by 1920.
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Who served as Israel’s first Prime Minister?

A
David Ben-Gurion
B
Golda Meir
C
Musa Al-Alami
D
Theodore Herzl
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What is the connection between events in Europe in the 1930s and the Jewish population in Palestine?

A
Many Jews welcomed Hitler’s rise to power and refused to immigrate to Palestine.
B
Many Jews fled the growing anti-Semitism that accompanied Hitler’s rise to power.
C
Many Jews left Palestine for the friendlier welcome they received in Europe.
D
Many Jews left Palestine because they wanted to assimilate into European society.
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How did Arab leaders respond to Jewish immigration into Palestine in the 1930s?

A
They welcomed Jewish immigrants.
B
They demanded an end to Jewish immigration.
C
They declared it a refugee crisis.
D
They declared war on Jewish immigrants.
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Read the excerpt from the Balfour Declaration (1917).His Majesty's Government view with favour the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people.–Balfour Declaration, 1917

A
to divide Palestine into two nations
B
to support a Jewish homeland in Palestine
C
to support an Arab homeland in Palestine
D
to expel the Arabs from Palestine
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During World War I, Great Britain promised that the Arab provinces of the Middle East would be

A
independent after the war.
B
made into a Jewish homeland.
C
made into a large nation called Trans-Jordan.
D
closed to Jewish immigration.
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The Balfour Declaration was supported by

A
Arab Palestinians.
B
the United States.
C
the Axis powers.
D
anti-Zionists.
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What was the direct outcome of the 1948 Arab-Israeli War?

A
It lead to unlimited Jewish immigration to Palestine.
B
It created a large Jewish refugee crisis.
C
Palestine secured Jerusalem.
D
Israel gained additional territory.
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On the day of Israel’s founding, neighboring Arab nations

A
recognized the new nation.
B
welcomed Israel as a new nation.
C
started a war with Israel.
D
conquered Israel.

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