What happened after the end of the Ottoman Empire?

What happened after the end of the Ottoman Empire?

Warm-up for 10.21.11

Make a prediction . . .How did European partitioning (dividing up land) in the Middle

East after the breakup of the Ottoman Empire lead to regional

conflict?

Make a prediction . . .

How did European partitioning in the Middle East after the breakup

of the Ottoman Empire lead to regional conflict?

SS7H2 The student will analyze continuity and change in Southwest Asia (Middle East) leading to

the 21st century.

a. Explain how European partitioning in the Middle East after the breakup of the Ottoman Empire led to regional conflict.

b. Explain the historical reasons for the establishment of the modern State of Israel in 1948

WWI & Collapse of Ottoman Empire

• The Ottomans were on the losing side of WWI (1914-1918)

• They lose ALL of their territory (except Turkey) to the winners of WWI

• This territory included Palestine• Great Britain controls Palestine in 1920

(British Mandate)

Israel or Palestine?

1923 today

Israel or Palestine?• Conflict over the land of Palestine

worsened with the collapse of the Ottoman Empire after WWI (1914-1918)• Jewish people living outside of the

Middle East wanted to move back and reclaim their “promised land”• Muslim Arabs already living in Palestine

did not like Jewish people moving in & taking over “their land” without asking

Tough Choices . . .• Great Britain feels pressure from. . .

1. Jews to create a Jewish homeland 2. Arab Palestinians NOT to create a

Jewish homeland• What should Great Britain do?

So how did Great Britain solve the

problem?

United Nations (UN) Partition Plan

1947 - Great Britain calls in the help of the United Nations

(UN) to help divide Palestine “fairly”, between Jews and

Arab Palestinians

Was the UN Partition Plan fair?• More Arab Muslims live in

Palestine than Jewish people• BUT Jewish immigrants get more

land than native Palestinian Muslim Arabs

But what about the Arab Palestinians?

• Arab Palestinians REJECT the partition plan• Other Arab Muslim nations from the Middle

East support the Palestinians

Creation of Israel 1948

• In 1948, Jews declare the modern state of Israel a religious & political community for ALL Jewish people

• Law of Return – ANY Jewish person from around the world can move to Israel and automatically become a citizen

• 1948 – First Arab-Israeli War (between Israel & 6 other Arab Muslim nations in the Middle East)

–Israel wins

BEFORE ISRAEL WINS WAR!

AFTER ISRAEL WINS WAR!

Confirm or change your prediction . . .

How did European partitioning in the Middle East after the breakup

of the Ottoman Empire lead to regional conflict?

Confirm or change your prediction . . .

It lead to conflict when British Palestine was made into the nation of Israel. This

happened after the UN created a plan to partition Palestine and give some land

to Jews and some to Arabs, and the Israelis fought a war against the Arabs to

take even more land over.

Creation of Israelreasons FOR creation reasons AGAINST creation

The Creation of IsraelSS7H2 The student will analyze continuity and change in Southwest Asia (Middle East) leading to the 21 st century. b.

Explain the historical reasons for the establishment of the modern State of Israel in 1948; include the Jewish religious connection to the land, the Holocaust, anti-Semitism, and Zionism in Europe.

reasons FOR creation• Jews want old homeland

back (believe God gave to Abraham)

• UN makes partition plan that gives Jews a state in former Palestine

• Israel wins the Arab-Israeli War and takes even more land away from Arab Palestinians

Reasons AGAINST creation• Arabs do not want to

give up land for a Jewish homeland

• More Arab Palestinians living in Palestine than Jews

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