1. Y9 Social Studies Exam

2. Write a report about the Arab-Israeli conflict:
Information you should include:
• The Jewish and the Arab claims to the land of Palestine. 4 marks
• What happened to the Jews when they were kicked out of Palestine giving examples. 4 marks
• Definition of Zionism, how, when and who started it explaining 3 reasons why it was a powerful force. 10 marks
• What agreements happened between the Arabs and the English during the WW1? 4 marks
• What Balfour declaration was about? 3 marks

3. The Jewish and the Arab claims to the land of Palestine. 4 marks
Jewish holy land. They occupied this land from 1400 BC to the 130s when the Roman expelled them. Jewish holy sites in Jerusalem.
Holy land for Muslims. They faced Jerusalem to pray. Dome of the Rock where Muhammed ascended to heavan.

4. What happened to the Jews when they were kicked out of Palestine giving examples. 4 marks
Diaspora 130s. Jewish people killed, ensalved or exiled after the Bar Kokhba rebellion agaist the Emperor Hadrian in 132. The emperor also changed the name of Jerusalem to Aelia Capitolina, turned it into a Roman pagan city and forbade the Jews from living there.

5. Definition of Zionism, how, when and who started it explaining 3 reasons why it was a powerful force. 10 marks
Zionism was the belief that Palestine was the rightful home of the Jewish people. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, support for the Zionists grew; there were some serious attempts by the Jews to emigrate to Palestine.
Powerful force because of pogroms, anti-semitic feelings and need to find a safe place.

6. What agreements happened between the Arabs and the English during the WW1? 4 marks
1915: the McMahon Letters
Between British and Arabs
Promised the Arabs independence from the Turks
In return, the Arabs would join the war effort against the Turks
The Arabs saw this as a recognition that Palestine was their land
1916: the Sykes-Picot agreement
A secret wartime agreement between the British and French
an agreement that Britain and France would share the Ottoman Empire between them - Britain would get Palestine
Arabs felt betrayed and angered 

7. What Balfour declaration was about? 3 marks
1917: the Balfour Declaration
Between the British and Jews
The British government would support the establishment of a Jewish homeland in Palestine if:
they did not upset the Arab population
convinced the USA to join the war effort