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