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26 Cards in this Set
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Who was an Austrian Jew that is considered the founder of the Zionist Movement?
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Theodor Herzl.
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What is another name for Zion?
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Israel.
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What was a movement to try and create a state for the Jewish population in Palestine?
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Zionism.
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Why did the Jewish people want a state dedicated to Judaism?
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Oppression.
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Who was British Foreign secretary who, in 1917, told Zionist leaders that the British would "view with favor" the creation of a Jewish "national home."
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Arthur Balfour.
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What was the declaration that the British would have an effort to creating a Jewish state?
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The Balfour Declaration.
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Why didn't the Arabs want the Jews to come into Palestine?
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They didn't want to lose political power. They were originally roughly 98% Arabs, and with a Jewish population it would slowly diminish the percent of Arabs in the Population.
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What was the Arabs defense towards not allowing the Jews in Palestine?
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They were a British Protectorate and the British should defend them from this migration.
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Why did the number of Jews fleeing Europe increase in the 1930s?
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Nazism.
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What did the British do to try and satisfy both the Jews and the Arabs?
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They placed a limitation of the Jews allowed to cross into Palestine.
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What did Great Britain promise to India after it's participation in World War I?
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A greater degree of self-government.
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Why was India a challenging nation to create a new government?
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It had a lot of differences; India contained a lot of contradicting peoples, such as: Muslims and Hindus; upper caste members and lower caste members; people who liked the current situation and those who wanted to nationalise.
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Who was the Chief advocate of Indian nationalism; Who was leader of the Indian national Congress- India's most important political party- in 1920?
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Mohandas K. Gandhi.
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What did people began to call Ghandi meaning "Great Soul"
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Mahatma.
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Why did people begin to call Ghandi "Mahatma?"
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Because they looked up to him as a spiritual leader and not only as a political leader.
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What political approach did Ghandi develope in order to have his motives noticed?
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Nonviolent Noncooperation.
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What was another name for Nonviolent Noncooperation?
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Passive resistance.
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What would Ghandi do to express his nonviolent noncooperation protests?
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Him and his followers would protest by not paying taxes or refusing to buy British goods. Yet, they would always accept their punishments for these actions.
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Did Ghandi ever reach his goal of an independent India?
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He never actually achieved his complete goal, yet in 1935 Great Britain granted India a new constitution that provided home rule. However they still maintained their national defense and foreign affairs.
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Did the nationalists accept the new constitution appointed by Great Britain?
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No, they rejected the new constitution because they were committed to total self-government.
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What kind of governmental position ran in the British protectorates of Canada, New Zealand, Austrailia, and under the Union of South Africa?
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Governor-gerneral positions.
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After World War I what did a lot of British protectorate nations want fron the British Government?
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Self-governments.
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Did Great Britain put up a fight in refusing to allow them to have a complete self-government?
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No, in 1931 they set right to work to organize these self-governments.
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What act in 1931 showed British Recognition of Canada, Austrailia, New Zealand, and South Africa.
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The Statute of Westminster.
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What organization of nations were the four nations including Great Britain and it's former colonies called?
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The British Commonwealth of Nations.
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Under the British Commonwealth of Nations what restrictions were set on Great Britain?
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They did not have any part in their government or influence their laws. Although they all agreed to complete loyalty to Great Britain.
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