WORLD WAR I

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Palestine Through World War I to the British Mandate

The period from the turn of the 20th Century to the establishment of the British Mandate in Palestine was crucial for all that came afterward. The basic elements of the current situation were primarily set in motion then.

• What was the situation on the eve of World War I?
• What did the British promise to the Arabs?
• What did the British promise to the Jews?
• What was the Balfour Declaration?
• What was the impact of the Balfour Declaration?
• What role did the Jewish population play in World War I?
• What role did the Arab population play in World War I?
• What did the Arabs get as a result of World War I?
• What did the Jews get as a result of World War I?
• How did World War I end in the Palestine region?
• What was the King-Crane Commission of 1919?
• What was the British Mandate?
• What was the reaction in Palestine to the British Mandate?
• Why was almost 80% of the Mandate territory of Palestine given to Arab Jordan?

Sources and additional reading on this topic:

• Israel Country Study: World War I: Diplomacy and Intrigue