1. According to the text above, how long have the Jews had a history in the are known as isreal?
2. According to the text, who renamed the area to Palestine?
3. According to the text, what was Zionism?
4. Various empires controlled the Jewish homland over the centuries. who gained control of the Jewish homeland after World War I?
5. According to the text, what group opposed the re-establishment of a Jewish homeland state?
6. According to the text, when was the modern state of Isreal re-established as an independent nation?
7. According to the text, what 5 Arab/muslim nations imediately invaded Isreal after the United Nations helped create it?
8. Did the United Nations plan include a new state for Israel and a separate state for Arabs in Palestine?
1. The Jews have had a history in the area known as Israel for thousands of years.
2. The Romans renamed the area to Palestine.
3. Zionism was a movement for the re-establishment and protection of a Jewish homeland.
4. After World War I, the British gained control of the Jewish homeland.
5. Arab nations opposed the re-establishment of a Jewish homeland state.
6. The modern state of Israel was re-established as an independent nation on May 14, 1948.
7. The 5 Arab/Muslim nations that immediately invaded Israel after its creation were Jordan, Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, and Iraq.
8. The United Nations plan did include a new state for Israel and a separate state for Arabs in Palestine.