End 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. To change the timings of this timer, you need to enter the animation settings, and change the timings for the Isosceles Triangles. There will be 2 that need changing (to the same amount) – one animates the top triangle emptying, whilst the other animates the bottom triangle filling. When you change the timings these have to entered as a number of seconds. End

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?

A Bit of History

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

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

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

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

World War I 1914-1918 Allies vs. Central Powers

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?

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.

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

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

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 disagree? In what ways do the docs agree?

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