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?