1. Arab Disappointment at Versailles, 1919 The Balfour Declaration incorporated into British Mandate over Palestine. Iraq, Jordan and Palestine all more or less under British control. Only the Arabian peninsula truly independent.

2. The Middle East Between the Wars

3. British Mandate in Palestine Created after WW1. Transjordan divided from Palestine.

4. Jews & Arabs in Palestine, 1920  In 1920, there was 1 Jew to every 10 Arabs in Palestine.  By 1947, the ratio was 2 Arabs for every Jew.  In 1920, there was 1 Jew to every 10 Arabs in Palestine.  By 1947, the ratio was 2 Arabs for every Jew.

5. Jewish Settlements: The Kibbutz System  First one founded in 1908.  Communal living.  “Make the Desert Bloom!”  Land often acquired from absentee Arab landlords  First one founded in 1908.  Communal living.  “Make the Desert Bloom!”  Land often acquired from absentee Arab landlords

6. Jewish immigration to Palestine during the British Mandate Jewish 19191,806 19208,223 19218,294 19228,685 19238,175 192413,892 192534,386 192613,855 19273,034 19282,178 19295,249 19304,944 Immigration 19314,075 193212,533 193337,337 193445,267 193566,472 193629,595 193710,629 193814,675 193931,195 194010,643 19414,592

7. Palestine Arab Revolt: 1936-1939  An end to Jewish immigration to Palestine.  An end to the transfer of lands to Jewish owners.  A new “general representative government.”  An end to Jewish immigration to Palestine.  An end to the transfer of lands to Jewish owners.  A new “general representative government.” Their Goals:

8. The Peel Commission Partition Plan, 1937

9. British White Paper of 1939  Limited Jewish immigration to Palestine to 75,000 over the next five years.  It ended Jewish land purchases.  Independence for Palestine within 10 years.  It is NOT British policy that Palestine become a Jewish state.  Limited Jewish immigration to Palestine to 75,000 over the next five years.  It ended Jewish land purchases.  Independence for Palestine within 10 years.  It is NOT British policy that Palestine become a Jewish state.

10. Nazi Concentration & Extermination Camps