Deck 3: The Origins of the Arab-Israeli Conflict, 1900-48; The European Colonial Empires, 1900-45

Question 1

Palestinian institution-building was not characterized by

A) Tensions between ruling Families
B) Effective use of League as forum for advancing claims
C) Intense local loyalties
D) Large scale agrarian projects

Answer 1

Effective use of League as forum for advancing claims

Question 2

In the 1948 War, Israel initially possessed:

A) Better weaponry
B) Larger army
C) Greater social cohesion
D) Lower morale than enemies

Answer 2

Lower morale than enemies

Question 3

UN partition was not brought about because:

A) Arab demands for separate state
B) Lobbying at UN
C) Irreconcilable differences making single state unviable
D) Sympathy for Jewish population after Holocaust

Answer 3

Arab demands for separate state

Question 4

The Zionist Movement found an early focus on:

A) French anti-Semitism
B) German pogroms
C) Anger towards Arabs
D) Opposition to western nationalism

Question 5

Palestinian nationalism was not initially hampered by:

A) Arabs seeing Palestine as part of Syria
B) Little national identity under Ottomans
C) Palestinian nationalism competing with Pan-Arab nationalism
D) Creation of League Mandate under British rule

Question 6

Imperial powers responded to defeats in World War Two in which ways?

A) Consistent approach to self-determination
B) Reduced reliance on colonial goods
C) Increased utilization of African resources
D) Transfer of mobilized armies to maintain colonial order

Question 7

Which of the following does not describe African colonial rule in the interwar era?

A) Conflict driven by white settlement
B) Indirect rule reinforced modernization and centralization
C) African coastal elites became more important in nationalist movements
D) Policies sought to preserve existing social orders

Question 8

Dutch rule in the East Indies differed from British rule in India in which way?

A) Lack of educational policies as part of development
B) Economic upheaval in First World War
C) United Indonesian opposition to Dutch rule
D) Refusal to concede local power to buy off opposition

Question 9

One pillar of INC strength in interwar India was:

A) Broad representation of diverse social groups
B) Religious unity
C) Local industrialist support
D) Willingness to mobilize class interests

Question 10

Anti-imperialism in the 1920s was not fuelled by:

A) Japanese defeat of Russia
B) Chinese nationalism
C) Kemalist Turkey
D) Soviet support for revolution