2. Four Minutes First Four Chart Date & label your work 3/10/16 – Vanderbilt Student Article Read the article – What stands out to you? – Why did this happen? – How does this tie in to what you already know about the Arab-Israeli conflict? Keep this with all of your other First Four work. End

3. Four Minutes First Four Chart Date & label your work – 3.14.16 1.Describe what a broken promise means to you. Have you ever experienced a broken promise? 2.Why did the British make conflicting promises? 3.Was peace possible in Palestine after WW1? – Keep this with your other First Four work. End

4. How do we resolve conflict? Guiding Questions: How was the Jewish state of Israel established? 1.What was the significance of Palestine at the end of the Second World War?

5. A Bit of History

6. Origins of the Conflict Jews lived in Palestine from approx. 1000 BCE to 135 CE – Expelled by Romans

7. Origins of the Conflict Muslims took over Palestine in 7 th Century – the Arab Empire

8. Origins of the Conflict Ottoman Empire conquers Palestine in 1500s.

9. Late 1800s By late 19 th century the Ottoman Empire is crumbling – Rise of Arab Nationalism Anti-Turkish, Anti-colonialism Not a unified movement Persecution of Jews in Europe is on the rise – Economic & political turmoil - pogroms – Rise of the Zionist Movement Theodore Herzl Began migration of Jews back into Palestine

10. World War I 1914-1918 Allies vs. Central Powers

11. Great Britain: Plan for Palestine & Winning the War Britain wanted help against Ottoman Empire – a third front against the Central Powers What do they offer the Jews? What do they offer the Arabs?

12. Activity Date & Label your First Four Tracker Based on your knowledge of the history of the region, who had the most legitimate claim to occupying and controlling Palestine in by the outbreak of World War I? Explain your response.

13. POVL Document Analysis Purpose – Why was the document written? Origin – author, time period, type of document, historical context Value – What does it tell us? How can we use it to say something about the time? How is it significant? Limitations – What do we need to consider before taking it at face value. Discuss & write with your table

14. POVL Document Analysis McMahon Letter P O V L Balfour Declaration P O V L

15. Paper 1 Part A: 15-20 Min Compare/Contrast docs in light of… Must demonstrate three things – Contextual Knowledge – Evaluation of Sources (POVL) – Compare/Contrast Must answer the question – One section telling how the sources are the same – One section telling how the sources are different – One section - your own analysis of whether the sources are similar or different and making a final judgment of whether they are similar or different and why.

16. Paper 1 Rubric – Part A

17. Compare & Contrast To what extent do these documents support the establishment of an independent nation in Palestine after WW I? In what ways do the docs agree? In what ways do the docs disagree?

18. How do we resolve conflict? Guiding Questions: How was the Jewish state of Israel established? 1.What was the significance of Palestine at the end of the Second World War?

19. Palestine Post WW I What were Arabs & Jews hoping? Instead… League of Nations gave Palestine to Great Britain as a mandate. Arabs felt betrayed. Jews thought GB wanted an Arab state. Both sides mad!

20. Palestine Post WW I Periodic rioting & fighting – 1929 133 Jews & 116 Arabs killed in fighting over control of The Western Wall – 1936-1939 three-year Arab Uprising against British control – 1937 – British drew up plans to partition Palestine

21. Jewish Immigration to Palestine Date# of JewsJews as % of Population 1918 60,0009 1931175,00018 1939429,00028 How is this impacting the conflict?

22. 1939 White Paper 1939 – British White Paper on Palestine – Attempt to pacify Arabs – Called for a Jewish homeland in an independent Palestinian state within 10 years – No partition – Limited Jewish Immigration to 75,000 for 5 years – Limited Jewish rights to buy Arab land. – Jewish reaction?

23. Activity How far was British policy to blame for the unrest in Palestine after WW I?

24. 2.2 Review Party!!!