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The Birth of Israel!
The Creation of
Israel
By: Taylor Brown
Significance to the War
• Today in Israel they are signing
house permits and building
homes in the Palestinian, Israel
Overview!
• During World War II, the
Russians and Germans targeted
the Jews for extermination and
they discriminated against
them. They were highly
stereotyped, had limited rights,
and they also wanted there own
homeland. Israel was not yet
created until after WWII.
What?
Who?
Russia and Germany targeted
Jews during the era of World
War II. The Jews were known
as outsiders and wanted their
own state homeland.
(Palestinian, Israel). After
WWI, The United Nations
aided the move away from
the Jewish State Israel. Israel
mediated regional conflicts,
provided food and other aid
to much of the world.
United
States,
Russia,
Germany,
Jews. The United as well as other
More
What?
countries, the state department at
first made a conscious effort to block
Jewish immigration. Commentators
blamed this failure to help European
Jews on a variety of factors: AntiSemitism, apathy, preoccupation with
the great depression and
underestimate Hitler’s genocidal
plans.
When?
• 1948-1949
• After WWI
• It was
established
May 15, 1948
Why?
Jews were targeted and
discriminated. They had
no exception to the
Russians and the
Germans.
How?
Where?
•Palestinian,
Israel
The United Nations
aided the move away
from colonialism. It
helped create Jewish
state of Israel. The UN
issued the Universal
Declaration of Human
Rights.
Important Information!
The United States and USSR
supported partition of Palestine into
Jewish Arab states.
Quiz!
Multiple Choice!
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#1
When was Israel created?
A) During WWI
B) After WWII
C) During WWII
Correct Answer!
•Answer A!
•A) After WWII
Multiple Choice!
• #2
• Who targeted Jews for
extermination?
• A) Russians, Germans
• B) Russians, Canadians
• C) Germans, United States,
Russians
• D) Germans
Correct Answer!
•Answer A!
•A) Russians, Germans
Multiple Choice!
• #3
• Who helped the Jewish gain the
homeland of Israel?
• A) United States
B) Canadians
• C) United Nations
Correct Answer!
•Answer C!
•United Nations
Works Cited!
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Textbook- Lapsansky-Werner, Emma J. Peter B. Levy, Randy
Roberts, and Alan Taylor. United States History. Boston:
Pearson, 2008
Book- Ellis , Harry B. Israel One Land, Two Peoples. New
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Levin, Meyer. The Story of Israel. New York: 1966
Internet-"Creation of Israel." Rise of the Religious Right in
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<http://www.theocracywatch.org/christian_zionism_israel_for
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"A History of Zionism and the Creation of Israel - the
Holocaust, the Conflict and the claims of anti-Zionists." .:
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