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 Huge influx of Jewish people
Jews forced to move out of palestine for many reasons highly based on religion
•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 Huge influx of Jewish people
Jews forced to move out of palestine for many reasons highly based on religion
•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)
Is there anyway the British could've handled the Jewish land settlement differently?
Summary
The British agree give to give the Jewish their promised homeland. This angered the Arabs because the British had also promised them that they would give them their independence. The Jews were forced out of Palestine in the end due to religious reasons.