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Title: The Ottoman Empire and the Creation of Israel


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The Ottoman Empire and the Creation of Israel
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Break-up of the Ottoman Empire
  • Ottoman Empire sided with the Central powers
    (Germany) in World War I
  • THEY LOST!!
  • Their Empire was broken up because they LOST WWI

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Break-up of the Ottoman Empire
  • France-Syria and Lebanon.
  • United Kingdom-Palestine and Iraq.
  • Saudi Arabia became free
  • The modern Turkey was created
  • Today, Turkey is the largest Muslim country in
    Europe.

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The State of Israel
  • Israel created in 1948.
  • Three reasons for Israel to be created
  • Zionism,
  • Anti-Semitism
  • The Holocaust.

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Zionism
  • Zionism is a Jewish movement
  • goal was to establish a Jewish homeland (country)
    in Palestine
  • Started by Theodor Herzl

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The Balfour Declaration
  • Britain issued the Balfour Declaration
  • Britain would work toward the establishment of a
    national home for the Jewish people in Palestine.
  • Zionism achieved its goal with the creation of
    Israel in 1948

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European Anti-Semitism
  • Anti-Semitism-hostility toward or prejudice
    against Jews or Judaism.
  • Anti-Semitism began to spread throughout Europe.

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World War II
  • Hitlers Nazi Party took away the rights of Jews
  • Jews were no longer German citizens and removed
    them from
  • their jobs
  • businesses
  • schools
  • Homes

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The Holocaust
  • Hitlers Final Solution to rid the earth of
    Jews
  • resulted in the murder of at least six million
    Jews
  • the deaths of millions of other Europeans
  • Jews that could flee Europe to Palestine
  • Holocaust ended with Germanys defeat in World
    War II in 1945

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The Creation of Israel
  • Judaism is the oldest religion
  • Jews claim the holy land (Palestine) as theirs
  • Jewish people moved into Palestine, tensions with
    the Arabs (Mostly Muslims) increased
  • Clashes became violent

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The Creation of Israel
  • The United Nations supported the creation of a
    state of Israel
  • 1948 the new country of Israel was created
  • Israeli/Palestinian problem was beginning!

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Summary
  • How did the Ottoman Empire breakup and what
    happened to its empire?
  • What were the causes for the creation of the
    country of Israel?
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