The Balfour Declaration 1917
•Agreement by the British to set up a Jewish homeland in Palestine
•The Br. Mandate there remained under Br. Control
•The British had also promised the Arabs independence in the region
•1918=60,000 Jews; 1939=630,000
•Beginning of the Arab-Israeli conflict
•*Sidenote* Turkey defeats Greece in 1920 in a war over Anatolia and a massive citizen shift occurs (1.5 mil)
•The Br. Mandate there remained under Br. Control
•The British had also promised the Arabs independence in the region
•1918=60,000 Jews; 1939=630,000
•Beginning of the Arab-Israeli conflict
•*Sidenote* Turkey defeats Greece in 1920 in a war over Anatolia and a massive citizen shift occurs (1.5 mil)
Summary:
The Balfour Declaration was a British agreement to set up a Jewish homeland in Palestine; however, they also promised the Arabs independence in the region. This was the beginning of the Arab-Israeli conflict.
The Balfour Declaration was a British agreement to set up a Jewish homeland in Palestine; however, they also promised the Arabs independence in the region. This was the beginning of the Arab-Israeli conflict.