British pull out of Palestine - state of Israel established
- 1. When did the British officially announce their decision to withdraw from Palestine?
A) 1950
B) 1948
C) 1946
D) 1947
- 2. Which organization proposed the partition plan for Palestine that led to the establishment of the state of Israel?
A) United Nations
B) NATO
C) European Union
D) Arab League
- 3. Who was the first Prime Minister of Israel?
A) Golda Meir
B) Menachem Begin
C) Theodor Herzl
D) David Ben-Gurion
- 4. Which two conflicting groups signed armistice agreements in 1949 to end the first Arab-Israeli War?
A) Egypt and Jordan, Egypt and Lebanon
B) Jordan and Syria, Lebanon and Syria
C) Israel and Egypt, Israel and Jordan
D) Israel and Lebanon, Israel and Syria
- 5. Who was the British High Commissioner of Palestine at the time of the decision to withdraw?
A) William Fitzgerald
B) John Chancellor
C) Herbert Samuel
D) Alan Cunningham
- 6. Which country was the first to recognize the newly established state of Israel?
A) France
B) United States
C) Soviet Union
D) United Kingdom
- 7. Who served as the first President of Israel?
A) Yitzhak Rabin
B) Moshe Sharett
C) Chaim Weizmann
D) Abba Eban
- 8. What term is used to refer to the dispersal of Palestinians from their homes during the 1948 war?
A) Pogrom
B) Intifada
C) Exodus
D) Nakba
- 9. Which city was declared the capital of Israel following its establishment?
A) Beersheba
B) Tel Aviv
C) Haifa
D) Jerusalem
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