1. Four Minutes
#3 First Four Chart
Date & label your work
Describe what a broken promise means to you. Have you ever experienced a broken promise?
Why did the British make conflicting promises?
Was peace possible in Palestine after WW1?
Keep this with your other First Four work.
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2. How do we resolve conflict?
Guiding Questions: How was the Jewish state of Israel established?
What was the significance of Palestine at the end of the Second World War?

3. A Bit of History

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

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

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

7. Late 1800s By late 19th 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

8. World War I
Allies vs. Central Powers

9. 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?

10. Map - Sykes-Picot Agreement.pdf - Adobe Reader

11. Map - Sykes-Picot Agreement.pdf - Adobe Reader

12. Map - Husayn-McMahon.pdf - Adobe Reader

13. Map presented by TE Lawrence to the Eastern Committee of the War Cabinet in November 1918

14. Balfour Agreement Map??

15. Activity Date & Label your #4 First Four Tracker
Based on your knowledge of the history of the region, who had the most legitimate claim to occupying and controlling Palestine at the outbreak of World War I? Explain your response.

16. 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 group