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