1.) revolution and the warlord era
a. expalin the three major crisis of this era?
i. Europeans began to force their way into China
ii.Taiping Rebellion
iii. China was defeated in a war against Japan
b.) what was the immediate cause of the 1911 revolution? Many young people became radical and wanted to overthrow the Manchu Dynasty and westernize China. The revolution soon began among soldiers in Wuchang and then most provinces decalared themseleves independent
c.)what were the postive devolpements thaty took place during the Warlord era?
The May fourth movement which began in 1919 and it protested the warlord era and it was anti-Japanese. Also the Kuomintang and nationalists grew stronger and succeded in bringing down the warlords
2.) The Kuomintang, Dr. Sun Yat-sen, and Chiang Kai-shek
a. What were Sun Yat-sens three goals for China?
i. nationalism
ii. democracy
iii. land reform
b. What three steps did Chiang take to consiladate power?
i. set out on a Northern march to destroy the warlords central and northern China
ii. decided to that the communists became too powerful so expelled them from alliance
iii. removed all left-wingers from leadership postions
3.) Mao Zedong and the Communist party
a. How did the communists survive the extermination campaings?
Zedong decided that the only way to survive was to break through Chiangs lines and set ip another power base somewhere else
b. Why did Mao and the communists gain support?
i.the inefficiency and corruption of the KMT in governemnt
ii. there was no improvments in peasant poverty
iii. theKMT put up no effective resistance to the Japanese
iv.there was little improvements in factory conditions
4.) Breifly summarize how the CCP won their struggle with the KMT, and give two reasons
They slowly with the help from Russia took over the KMT army because thier numbers and strenght grew. The CCP took over Beijing and later led the KMT to flee to Taiwain. The KMT was disengrating and there leadership was corrupt and the CCP propagenda had infested the the country and therefore with the people's support and the KMT's tactical blunders the CCP took control leading to a new Chinese Republic.
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Russia
Were the revolutions of 1917 inevitable?
A. Reforms under Nicholas II
1. How was Nicholas able to survive the 1905 revolution?
i. his opponets weren't united
ii. no central leadership
iii. he had been willing to compromise at the crtical moment by issuing the october manifesto, promising concession
iv. most of the army remained loyal
2. What reforms did Nicholas institute?
i. improvements in idsutrial working conditions and pay
ii. cancellations of redemation payments
iii. more freedom for the press
iv. genuine democracy in which the Duma
3. What happened to the Dumas? the first duma was not democratically elected and he had the first duma dispersed by troops only ten weeks after. the second duma also had the same fat and deprived the peasnats and urban people the right to vote. The third and fourth dumas were a bit more conserative but the tsar still ahd power over them.
B. Strengths of the regime
1. how did Stolypin gain support of some peasants?
i.redempation payments were abolished
ii.peasants were encouraged to buy their own land
iii. what is a kulak? comfortably-off peasants
2. how did the regime gain support among industrial workers? They bettered working conditions and sickness and accident insurance was introduced
3. other positive signs for the regime
i. a lot more schools were open because of universal learning
ii. land was well distrubuted
C. Weaknesses of the regime
1. why were Stolypin's land reforms failing?
i. industrial unrest
ii. failure of land reforms
2. what was the trend with industrial strikes in the years leading to WWI? The industrial workers were set off about their grienvances and this led to many strikes before the war.
3. what three groups did the government especially target for repression?
i.peasants
ii. industrial workers
iii.educated classes
4. revolutionary parties - what did each hope for?
i. Bolsheviks - a small disciplined party of professional revolutianers who would work full time to bring about a revolution, get the peasants involved
ii. Mensheviks - party memebership open to anybody, idustrial workers over peansants in order for a revolution to happen
iii. Social Revolutionaries - didn't aprrove of increasing undustrialization and didn't think on terms of a proletarian revolution. They wanted a mainly agrarian society based on peasant communties operting collectively
5. How was the royal family tainted by scandal?
i. Stolypin's death - they were a party to the murder
ii. Rasputin - he was a drunken man and he had numerouse affairs with the court women. The empress also ignored the Duma and and rather than Rasputin be sent away from court he stayed.
D. World War I
What were considered failures in Russia's effort in WWI?
i. Nicolas was the supreme leader for the army
ii. incompetent and corrupt organization and the shortage of equipment
iii.industrialists and the army began to turn away from the tsar
iv.tsar was incompetent for running the war
v.defeat was often for the Russian army
A. Reforms under Nicholas II
1. How was Nicholas able to survive the 1905 revolution?
i. his opponets weren't united
ii. no central leadership
iii. he had been willing to compromise at the crtical moment by issuing the october manifesto, promising concession
iv. most of the army remained loyal
2. What reforms did Nicholas institute?
i. improvements in idsutrial working conditions and pay
ii. cancellations of redemation payments
iii. more freedom for the press
iv. genuine democracy in which the Duma
3. What happened to the Dumas? the first duma was not democratically elected and he had the first duma dispersed by troops only ten weeks after. the second duma also had the same fat and deprived the peasnats and urban people the right to vote. The third and fourth dumas were a bit more conserative but the tsar still ahd power over them.
B. Strengths of the regime
1. how did Stolypin gain support of some peasants?
i.redempation payments were abolished
ii.peasants were encouraged to buy their own land
iii. what is a kulak? comfortably-off peasants
2. how did the regime gain support among industrial workers? They bettered working conditions and sickness and accident insurance was introduced
3. other positive signs for the regime
i. a lot more schools were open because of universal learning
ii. land was well distrubuted
C. Weaknesses of the regime
1. why were Stolypin's land reforms failing?
i. industrial unrest
ii. failure of land reforms
2. what was the trend with industrial strikes in the years leading to WWI? The industrial workers were set off about their grienvances and this led to many strikes before the war.
3. what three groups did the government especially target for repression?
i.peasants
ii. industrial workers
iii.educated classes
4. revolutionary parties - what did each hope for?
i. Bolsheviks - a small disciplined party of professional revolutianers who would work full time to bring about a revolution, get the peasants involved
ii. Mensheviks - party memebership open to anybody, idustrial workers over peansants in order for a revolution to happen
iii. Social Revolutionaries - didn't aprrove of increasing undustrialization and didn't think on terms of a proletarian revolution. They wanted a mainly agrarian society based on peasant communties operting collectively
5. How was the royal family tainted by scandal?
i. Stolypin's death - they were a party to the murder
ii. Rasputin - he was a drunken man and he had numerouse affairs with the court women. The empress also ignored the Duma and and rather than Rasputin be sent away from court he stayed.
D. World War I
What were considered failures in Russia's effort in WWI?
i. Nicolas was the supreme leader for the army
ii. incompetent and corrupt organization and the shortage of equipment
iii.industrialists and the army began to turn away from the tsar
iv.tsar was incompetent for running the war
v.defeat was often for the Russian army
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
SGQ5 9/21/09
QUESTION OF THE WEEK:
To what extent is there a set of circumstances that will predict the rise of a single party state?
GERMANY: Modern World History p. 301-309
Why did the Weimar Republic fail?
A. Disadvantages
1. why was Versailles "humiliating" and "unpopular"?
i. arm limitations
ii. repartions
iii. war guilt clause
2. who did people generally believe should run the country?
i. army and the 'officer classes'
were the German people justified in the view? why/why not?
ii. No bec ause it was the General, in which they all believe should run the country who asked for an armist and it was the army that was deafted in the war so everything the people thought should run the government failed on them.
3. what weaknesses existed in the Weimar parliamentary system?
i.unporportional represantation
ii. parties were not able to caryy out their programs
4. why did the political parties have no experience?
i. before 1919 Reichstag had not controlled policy and so the parties had trouble adjusting to the new system and the Reichstag had trouble giving parties a clear lead as to what to do.
how did the political parties deal with their bitter rivalries?
ii. They made up private armies for self defense, which tended to lead to violence outbreaks and attempts to overthrow the republic
B. Outbreaks of Violence
1. Sparticists
i. who was behind it?
the communists and they were led by Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg
ii. how bad was it?
The Sparticists occupied almost every major city in Germany. They also made the President beisieged to chancellor.
iii. how was it defeated?
The Freikorps went in with the German military to help regain control then the communist leaders who led the party were clubbed to death and did not have a free trial.
2. Kapp Putsch
i. who was behind it?
The right-wings and the Freikorps
ii. how bad was it?
They managed to gain enough control that they placed a new chancellor into power and occupy Berlin.
iii. how was it defeated?
The workers of Berlin striked and came to help the Social Democrat government and this paraylized the capital. The chancellor resigned and the government regained control. The only person punished because the government was so weak was Kapp who went to jail for two months>The Freikorps were disabanded but even after the members of this group remained hostile towards the repubulic.
3. assassinations
i. who was behind it?
Ex-Freikorps memebers and the right-wingers took sympathy with them.
ii. how bad was it?
They assainted Walter Rathenau a Jewish foreign minister and Gustav Erzberger who was the leader of the armistice delefation. The government was unable to intervine due to the right-wing sympathy.
4. Beer Hall Putsch
i. who was behind it?
Hitlers armies and Gerneral Ludendorff
ii. how bad was it?
Pretty bad because they took control of the Bavarian state government in Munich then later lead a "national revolution" to overthrow the government in Berlon. But the revolution was short lived because the armies broke it up.
iii. how was it defeated?
The governments armies broke up Hitlers march and Hitler was sentenced nine months in jail because the Bavarian authroites had sympathyu with his aims.
5. private armies
i. who was behind it?
The Nazis and Comunnists
ii. how bad was it?
The police were unable to prevent attacks and it created much violence in the streets causing the government to look like they had no control.
iii. how was it defeated?
The view towards a stron authortarian government was in favor because the need to maitain strict public order was needed.
C. Economic problems
1. why was Germany facing bankruptcy?
enormouse expenses from war
2. what was the problem with the reparations payments?
Germany was unable to make the annual payments of money so they requested a suspension
3. how did France attempt to deal with the reparations issue?
French troops occupied the Ruhr and attempted to steal goods.
E. Nazi popularity
1. how did the Nazis propose to fulfill their promises?
i. military force
ii. rebirthing the nation
2. i.What was the SA?
It was one of Hitlers secret armies.
ii. Why was the SA so popular?
It was small and secretive but it overtook many armies such as the Reichswehr and this shoed power which Germany needed.
3. Where did the fear of communism come from?
From the previous problems Germany had with the communist party and its effects on the dying republic.
4. What were Hitler's political abilities?
i. public speaking
ii.propagenda
iii.eliminating employment
iv. power and enthusim
5. What kinds of people supported the Nazis?Thos that were unemployed favored Hitler beacause jobs came up along with wealthy industrualists an dbusniessmen beacuse of the oppurtinites that the Nazis gave them. The farmers also were in favor the Nazis because of the fixed prices Hitler issued and the fact that there farm was herditary and it stayed in the family debt-free.
To what extent is there a set of circumstances that will predict the rise of a single party state?
GERMANY: Modern World History p. 301-309
Why did the Weimar Republic fail?
A. Disadvantages
1. why was Versailles "humiliating" and "unpopular"?
i. arm limitations
ii. repartions
iii. war guilt clause
2. who did people generally believe should run the country?
i. army and the 'officer classes'
were the German people justified in the view? why/why not?
ii. No bec ause it was the General, in which they all believe should run the country who asked for an armist and it was the army that was deafted in the war so everything the people thought should run the government failed on them.
3. what weaknesses existed in the Weimar parliamentary system?
i.unporportional represantation
ii. parties were not able to caryy out their programs
4. why did the political parties have no experience?
i. before 1919 Reichstag had not controlled policy and so the parties had trouble adjusting to the new system and the Reichstag had trouble giving parties a clear lead as to what to do.
how did the political parties deal with their bitter rivalries?
ii. They made up private armies for self defense, which tended to lead to violence outbreaks and attempts to overthrow the republic
B. Outbreaks of Violence
1. Sparticists
i. who was behind it?
the communists and they were led by Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg
ii. how bad was it?
The Sparticists occupied almost every major city in Germany. They also made the President beisieged to chancellor.
iii. how was it defeated?
The Freikorps went in with the German military to help regain control then the communist leaders who led the party were clubbed to death and did not have a free trial.
2. Kapp Putsch
i. who was behind it?
The right-wings and the Freikorps
ii. how bad was it?
They managed to gain enough control that they placed a new chancellor into power and occupy Berlin.
iii. how was it defeated?
The workers of Berlin striked and came to help the Social Democrat government and this paraylized the capital. The chancellor resigned and the government regained control. The only person punished because the government was so weak was Kapp who went to jail for two months>The Freikorps were disabanded but even after the members of this group remained hostile towards the repubulic.
3. assassinations
i. who was behind it?
Ex-Freikorps memebers and the right-wingers took sympathy with them.
ii. how bad was it?
They assainted Walter Rathenau a Jewish foreign minister and Gustav Erzberger who was the leader of the armistice delefation. The government was unable to intervine due to the right-wing sympathy.
4. Beer Hall Putsch
i. who was behind it?
Hitlers armies and Gerneral Ludendorff
ii. how bad was it?
Pretty bad because they took control of the Bavarian state government in Munich then later lead a "national revolution" to overthrow the government in Berlon. But the revolution was short lived because the armies broke it up.
iii. how was it defeated?
The governments armies broke up Hitlers march and Hitler was sentenced nine months in jail because the Bavarian authroites had sympathyu with his aims.
5. private armies
i. who was behind it?
The Nazis and Comunnists
ii. how bad was it?
The police were unable to prevent attacks and it created much violence in the streets causing the government to look like they had no control.
iii. how was it defeated?
The view towards a stron authortarian government was in favor because the need to maitain strict public order was needed.
C. Economic problems
1. why was Germany facing bankruptcy?
enormouse expenses from war
2. what was the problem with the reparations payments?
Germany was unable to make the annual payments of money so they requested a suspension
3. how did France attempt to deal with the reparations issue?
French troops occupied the Ruhr and attempted to steal goods.
E. Nazi popularity
1. how did the Nazis propose to fulfill their promises?
i. military force
ii. rebirthing the nation
2. i.What was the SA?
It was one of Hitlers secret armies.
ii. Why was the SA so popular?
It was small and secretive but it overtook many armies such as the Reichswehr and this shoed power which Germany needed.
3. Where did the fear of communism come from?
From the previous problems Germany had with the communist party and its effects on the dying republic.
4. What were Hitler's political abilities?
i. public speaking
ii.propagenda
iii.eliminating employment
iv. power and enthusim
5. What kinds of people supported the Nazis?Thos that were unemployed favored Hitler beacause jobs came up along with wealthy industrualists an dbusniessmen beacuse of the oppurtinites that the Nazis gave them. The farmers also were in favor the Nazis because of the fixed prices Hitler issued and the fact that there farm was herditary and it stayed in the family debt-free.
IRL 9/22/09
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,553900,00.html
I found this article on the fox news site to be very intersting becuase of the statment that it is illegal to deny the Holocaust happened in Germany. This seems to be put into place because the German governmment doens't want to let the past evaporate the startling truths in their history. It's a lesson to be still learned for all humanity. Including Iran, during the UN conferance the German representives will walk out if President Ahmadinejad denies that the Holocauset happened. Germany is trying to get more people to walk out because they feel like it against their moral if they walk out and against ethical morals to deny such an atrocity never happening. It is iggnorant and naive to ignore such a huge part of history and for the Germans it's like a slap in the face. Many Europeans, especially Germany that the President of Iran was a digrace to his country for being so ignorant to the past history of this world that had such a huge impact on many groups throughout the world. My question about this article is i would wonder why the President denies such a thing ever happened, there is direct evidence staring him in the face and yet he choses to ignore it, maybe because it involves Jewish states of matter. The limitations to this source are limited because wew don't know the outcome to the events and the "threat" This relates to the Weimer Republic and it's downfall to what Hitler took over and later led to the event of the Holocaust. This adds value to the things we are learning in class because it shows how an event such as the Holocaust can be overlooked and denied by one person. Something so drastic and wrenching as the Holocaust can be denied.
I found this article on the fox news site to be very intersting becuase of the statment that it is illegal to deny the Holocaust happened in Germany. This seems to be put into place because the German governmment doens't want to let the past evaporate the startling truths in their history. It's a lesson to be still learned for all humanity. Including Iran, during the UN conferance the German representives will walk out if President Ahmadinejad denies that the Holocauset happened. Germany is trying to get more people to walk out because they feel like it against their moral if they walk out and against ethical morals to deny such an atrocity never happening. It is iggnorant and naive to ignore such a huge part of history and for the Germans it's like a slap in the face. Many Europeans, especially Germany that the President of Iran was a digrace to his country for being so ignorant to the past history of this world that had such a huge impact on many groups throughout the world. My question about this article is i would wonder why the President denies such a thing ever happened, there is direct evidence staring him in the face and yet he choses to ignore it, maybe because it involves Jewish states of matter. The limitations to this source are limited because wew don't know the outcome to the events and the "threat" This relates to the Weimer Republic and it's downfall to what Hitler took over and later led to the event of the Holocaust. This adds value to the things we are learning in class because it shows how an event such as the Holocaust can be overlooked and denied by one person. Something so drastic and wrenching as the Holocaust can be denied.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
part 4 of the isreal-palestian conflict
Why was the struggle for Jersuleam so important to the Isreali's?
The struggle for Jersalem was so important because it was a Jewish holy city and if the Isreali army could defeat the Arab legion stationed in Jersalum then the rest of the legions would crumble as well. They also planned on capturing it because it would forstall a peace plan that would gurantee an Isreali conflict.
Who won and who lost in the war?
The Isreali's gained 79% rather than the 55% the British mandated to them. The Isreali's won the war and gained loads of cofidence and land which meant more power over the Arabs. The Arbs lost the war along with their allies (Syria, Lebanon, and transjordan). They lost a lot of the land Britian gave to them to their most hated enemy.
What was agreed under the armictice?
Isrealiand Egpyt came up with pre-war boundaries and the Arab Palestinian Gaza strip was taken by Egpyt.Then Transjordan had a talk with Isreali and they gained control of the West Bank and the oldest part of Jersaluem while isreal mantained the more modern part of Jersulam. Bewteen isreal and Syria the UN made Syrian troops withdraw from the Isreali conquered areas and then they created a buffer zone bewteen the two countries.
Why was there no peace treaty?
The main reasons why their was no permaint agreement beacause of the border and refugee problem bewteen Arabs and Jews. The other reasons were the bitterness that the Arabs held of losing the war. Then another factor consisted of the Isreali's not wanting to lose any land to their borders, the Arabs. The Isreali's also felt that they didn't need a permant agreement they just wanted to focus on establishing a new state.
Which side had the stronger military force?
The Arabs had three countries fighting with them and their military which was all much larger than the tiny Isrealis military. Isreal also had less weapons so they were at a total disadvantage against the goliath arabs.
What were the war aims of King Abdullah of Jordan?
The King had alter pritories such as overtaking the Arab nations and overtake their "government" and during the war they were not goint to intrude into the isreali's claims of Jersaulem.
The struggle for Jersalem was so important because it was a Jewish holy city and if the Isreali army could defeat the Arab legion stationed in Jersalum then the rest of the legions would crumble as well. They also planned on capturing it because it would forstall a peace plan that would gurantee an Isreali conflict.
Who won and who lost in the war?
The Isreali's gained 79% rather than the 55% the British mandated to them. The Isreali's won the war and gained loads of cofidence and land which meant more power over the Arabs. The Arbs lost the war along with their allies (Syria, Lebanon, and transjordan). They lost a lot of the land Britian gave to them to their most hated enemy.
What was agreed under the armictice?
Isrealiand Egpyt came up with pre-war boundaries and the Arab Palestinian Gaza strip was taken by Egpyt.Then Transjordan had a talk with Isreali and they gained control of the West Bank and the oldest part of Jersaluem while isreal mantained the more modern part of Jersulam. Bewteen isreal and Syria the UN made Syrian troops withdraw from the Isreali conquered areas and then they created a buffer zone bewteen the two countries.
Why was there no peace treaty?
The main reasons why their was no permaint agreement beacause of the border and refugee problem bewteen Arabs and Jews. The other reasons were the bitterness that the Arabs held of losing the war. Then another factor consisted of the Isreali's not wanting to lose any land to their borders, the Arabs. The Isreali's also felt that they didn't need a permant agreement they just wanted to focus on establishing a new state.
Which side had the stronger military force?
The Arabs had three countries fighting with them and their military which was all much larger than the tiny Isrealis military. Isreal also had less weapons so they were at a total disadvantage against the goliath arabs.
What were the war aims of King Abdullah of Jordan?
The King had alter pritories such as overtaking the Arab nations and overtake their "government" and during the war they were not goint to intrude into the isreali's claims of Jersaulem.
Sunday, September 13, 2009
IRL 9/13/09
www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/09/13/isreal.egypt.netanyahu/index.html
This is a newstory from the CNN newscast website and two reporters contributed to this report. The struggle of the land is still not dimishing but this artilce states that peace talks are at hand in Egypt to stop the disturbance bewteen the Isrealis and Arbas. The talk about the Gaza Strip and the West Bank are issues that were discussed and how smuggling needs to stop from Egypt and the West Bank and the settlements of the Isreali's in the West Bank need to freeze. This article adds value to what we have learned in class because it shows that he global problems are still at hand from when the Balfour Declartion is at hand and it gives us a glimpse of history and how it has carved the present with peace talking in Egypt, how one declartion can go to a next is rather intriguing to see in our time period; problems then are still problems now. The limitations with using this source is that their is no specifics as to the actual dealings and negotations just the general what they talked about because the officials want the meeting to be very secret. So without specifics of direct interview of an official in the meetings one must lean on reporters and their output on what was blantly stated to them at the conferance and the different views of the reporters..
This is a newstory from the CNN newscast website and two reporters contributed to this report. The struggle of the land is still not dimishing but this artilce states that peace talks are at hand in Egypt to stop the disturbance bewteen the Isrealis and Arbas. The talk about the Gaza Strip and the West Bank are issues that were discussed and how smuggling needs to stop from Egypt and the West Bank and the settlements of the Isreali's in the West Bank need to freeze. This article adds value to what we have learned in class because it shows that he global problems are still at hand from when the Balfour Declartion is at hand and it gives us a glimpse of history and how it has carved the present with peace talking in Egypt, how one declartion can go to a next is rather intriguing to see in our time period; problems then are still problems now. The limitations with using this source is that their is no specifics as to the actual dealings and negotations just the general what they talked about because the officials want the meeting to be very secret. So without specifics of direct interview of an official in the meetings one must lean on reporters and their output on what was blantly stated to them at the conferance and the different views of the reporters..
Isralie-Palestinian Conflict
What was Zionist policy in Palestine in the late 1930's?
The Jewish Agency represented the Jews in Palestine and it shaped the Jewish government in Palestine. The Zionist Policy officially stated the area was going to accept a Jewish state in part of Palestine; but many hoped they would establish a whole state in all of Palestine.
How did Zionist policy change after the war?
The Britians decided to not change the policy after the war and not increase immigration of Jews and no seperate Jewish state.
Why was US support so important for the Zionists?
The US was a major superpower and was able to control many aspects of what happened. Therefore by lobbying the Congress men the Zionist would be able to get to Britian, and from there would rise against them to obtain all of Palestine.
Why and how did the Zionist resort to terrorism in Palestine?
They resorted to terrorism because it was the only thing they felt would get the attention of the British so that they could get full rights to Palestine and more immigrantsin, to throw out Britian. They realized that if they disturbed the immigrant boats coming in then Arabs would be angered and British police would get involved so more attention to Britians problems. So therefore they did everything they could to get in Britians way and fully support Jewish immigration. Terrorism also many times decreaded the moral of Britian, weakening them in terms of worldwide views to the Zionists benefiet.
What was the response to the UNSCOP report?
The Jewish Agengy in Palestine officially accpected the plan despite the exclusion of Jerusalaem in their new state which the Jews were happy they had international support but they still lacked Jersulame in their state which they weren't pleased over. But many Jewish land was given to the Arabs and the Arabs were still unahappy, they were displeased with their "little" amount of land. TheArabs didn't accecpt the UN partion plan and further felt that it was their land and felt the western powers should place the Jews somewhere else.
Why was there a civil war in Palestine?
After the Un meeting the Arab Higher Commttiee made a three day strike, which caused outbreaks of violence against Jews. When Britian announced its exit of Palestine fighting bewteen the two groups intesified. Syrian and Iraqi troops came in after the British left to help the Arabs. The stepping stones of a civil war. Both sides felt it was their land, Britian decicded on what happened to it and both sides were angered. It is like taking something away from kids who are fighting yet turn your back and place the toy in bewteen them, a distate waiting to happen. Then slowly the Jews started to take out Arabs from Palestine because it was their new acclaimed territory. The biggest fight was to control the Holy City of Jerusalem because of its signifigance much of the fighting was there to gain control of what both sides thought to be their rightful land.
The Jewish Agency represented the Jews in Palestine and it shaped the Jewish government in Palestine. The Zionist Policy officially stated the area was going to accept a Jewish state in part of Palestine; but many hoped they would establish a whole state in all of Palestine.
How did Zionist policy change after the war?
The Britians decided to not change the policy after the war and not increase immigration of Jews and no seperate Jewish state.
Why was US support so important for the Zionists?
The US was a major superpower and was able to control many aspects of what happened. Therefore by lobbying the Congress men the Zionist would be able to get to Britian, and from there would rise against them to obtain all of Palestine.
Why and how did the Zionist resort to terrorism in Palestine?
They resorted to terrorism because it was the only thing they felt would get the attention of the British so that they could get full rights to Palestine and more immigrantsin, to throw out Britian. They realized that if they disturbed the immigrant boats coming in then Arabs would be angered and British police would get involved so more attention to Britians problems. So therefore they did everything they could to get in Britians way and fully support Jewish immigration. Terrorism also many times decreaded the moral of Britian, weakening them in terms of worldwide views to the Zionists benefiet.
What was the response to the UNSCOP report?
The Jewish Agengy in Palestine officially accpected the plan despite the exclusion of Jerusalaem in their new state which the Jews were happy they had international support but they still lacked Jersulame in their state which they weren't pleased over. But many Jewish land was given to the Arabs and the Arabs were still unahappy, they were displeased with their "little" amount of land. TheArabs didn't accecpt the UN partion plan and further felt that it was their land and felt the western powers should place the Jews somewhere else.
Why was there a civil war in Palestine?
After the Un meeting the Arab Higher Commttiee made a three day strike, which caused outbreaks of violence against Jews. When Britian announced its exit of Palestine fighting bewteen the two groups intesified. Syrian and Iraqi troops came in after the British left to help the Arabs. The stepping stones of a civil war. Both sides felt it was their land, Britian decicded on what happened to it and both sides were angered. It is like taking something away from kids who are fighting yet turn your back and place the toy in bewteen them, a distate waiting to happen. Then slowly the Jews started to take out Arabs from Palestine because it was their new acclaimed territory. The biggest fight was to control the Holy City of Jerusalem because of its signifigance much of the fighting was there to gain control of what both sides thought to be their rightful land.
Thursday, September 10, 2009
contiutaion of the Isreali-Palestian Conflict
Why are Palestianian Arabs about Jews immigrating to Palestine after WW1?
Many of the Palestianian Arabs were angered because they felt the Jews were buying land in "their" country and Arabs were evicted from "their" land because they got employed on Jewish farms. They didn't feel that Britian was giving them as equal of a share of there land and that even though they "had" it they were often times kicked out.
Why did British rule lead to a Arab rebellion in Palestine?
When aArabs asked Britian for help because o fthe Jewish immigration into their area Britian just stated that the Jews were alloted their parcel of land and later on when Arab officials questioned Whinston Churchill about refuteing the Balfour Decalartion he stated that it was not possible. Immigration would continue and therefor e no side would be happy therefore causing violence to break out on multiple occasions.
Why did the British decide on, and later reject, the partition of Palestine?
The British planned to restrict immigration due to the pressing problems of ther time (Germany) and land sales. However the Jews in Palestine, Europe, and the USA got angered and so Britian was put in an impossible situtation because of further Arab voilence continueing and so the plan was put off. The world would think Britian inhuman if they didn't allow Jews in and then the Arabs would be angered if they did.
Many of the Palestianian Arabs were angered because they felt the Jews were buying land in "their" country and Arabs were evicted from "their" land because they got employed on Jewish farms. They didn't feel that Britian was giving them as equal of a share of there land and that even though they "had" it they were often times kicked out.
Why did British rule lead to a Arab rebellion in Palestine?
When aArabs asked Britian for help because o fthe Jewish immigration into their area Britian just stated that the Jews were alloted their parcel of land and later on when Arab officials questioned Whinston Churchill about refuteing the Balfour Decalartion he stated that it was not possible. Immigration would continue and therefor e no side would be happy therefore causing violence to break out on multiple occasions.
Why did the British decide on, and later reject, the partition of Palestine?
The British planned to restrict immigration due to the pressing problems of ther time (Germany) and land sales. However the Jews in Palestine, Europe, and the USA got angered and so Britian was put in an impossible situtation because of further Arab voilence continueing and so the plan was put off. The world would think Britian inhuman if they didn't allow Jews in and then the Arabs would be angered if they did.
Saturday, September 5, 2009
To what extent was the west responsible for the creation of Israel?
What was the Jewish claim to Palestine?
Throughout the biblical times Jews were dispersed through Europe thus leading to Jews wanting their own homeland to settle in. Anti-Semitism feelings were often felt by other countries so finding that parcel of home to the Jews was hard. Orginally in 1500 BC and then in randomn spurts throughout history Jews had claims to the Palestinian land until the Romans crushed their rebellions and expelled them. Jews felt like that was their land but not until Zionism happend and praying for a "Next Year in Jersuleam" did they get help from the British by the Balfour Declartion. This document gave hope and faith that the Jews could develop their own state.
What was the importance of the Balfour Declartion?
The Balfour Declartion was like a pully system, gains on both sides for he British and the Jews. The British showed their support of te Jews inorder to get support from the US in the war against the Jews. While the declartion gave hope to the Jews to establish a Jewish state with the help of Britian. It gave hope to the countries that needed help and with a careful display of words Britian gave the prayers of the Jews their answer to a "Year in Jersuleam."
What was the Arab Claim to Palestine?
Arabs soon came together as a "country" in Saudi Arabia and later took over the Middle East, including Palestine but later got overruled by the Ottamon Empire in the 7'th and 8'th century. The Arabs formed revolts that always got cut down by the Turks because the Arabs wanted to reclaim their land. Over time a Brithish High Commisioner who livewd in Egypt exchanged letters with the Arabs and promised Arabs that as a the country of Britian he and his mother country would "assist the Arabs to establish what was to appear to the the most suitable form of government." Little did Arabs know that later on after World War One they would be governed by Britian. The Arabs felt Palestine that Britian now "owned" was theirs and therefore they wanted it back.
To what extant was WW1 a turning point in the struggle for Arab independence?
The turning point for the Arabs in this was the fact that it was one more step from dealing with the Ottamon empire. They had their own land but couldn't govern it at first as the British said they would assit them to establish a most suitable government, this is how Britian saw to be the most fit way, to slowly release the land to them, but not before they profited from their natural resources. The Ottamon Empire struggle for the Arabs was having absultlet no control over themsevles. WW1 gave the Arabs throught the Versaille Treaty a chance to become a semi-independent nation.
Why did France and Britian want mandates in the Middle East?
The Sykes-Picat Agreement of 1916 had the underlying ideas of why those two countries wanted mandaes in the Middle East. For one both countries had extensive agreements in trade in the Middle East (fuel and wealth) and Britian wanted to protect the Suez Canal, a major trade and connection to its empire in India and oil fields in the Persian Gulf. Britian saw this canal as a bufer zone because they already controlled Egypt and Palestine was on the other side. France also wanted to mantain an nfluence in the Middle East because of its trading gains. France and Britian wanted to mantain strong allies because of the WW1 conflict with Germany and by this agreement they were able to mantain strong allies due to more resources through trade and natural resources such as oil, and not to add more land to give them more power; thus leading to a stronger front against their enemies
Throughout the biblical times Jews were dispersed through Europe thus leading to Jews wanting their own homeland to settle in. Anti-Semitism feelings were often felt by other countries so finding that parcel of home to the Jews was hard. Orginally in 1500 BC and then in randomn spurts throughout history Jews had claims to the Palestinian land until the Romans crushed their rebellions and expelled them. Jews felt like that was their land but not until Zionism happend and praying for a "Next Year in Jersuleam" did they get help from the British by the Balfour Declartion. This document gave hope and faith that the Jews could develop their own state.
What was the importance of the Balfour Declartion?
The Balfour Declartion was like a pully system, gains on both sides for he British and the Jews. The British showed their support of te Jews inorder to get support from the US in the war against the Jews. While the declartion gave hope to the Jews to establish a Jewish state with the help of Britian. It gave hope to the countries that needed help and with a careful display of words Britian gave the prayers of the Jews their answer to a "Year in Jersuleam."
What was the Arab Claim to Palestine?
Arabs soon came together as a "country" in Saudi Arabia and later took over the Middle East, including Palestine but later got overruled by the Ottamon Empire in the 7'th and 8'th century. The Arabs formed revolts that always got cut down by the Turks because the Arabs wanted to reclaim their land. Over time a Brithish High Commisioner who livewd in Egypt exchanged letters with the Arabs and promised Arabs that as a the country of Britian he and his mother country would "assist the Arabs to establish what was to appear to the the most suitable form of government." Little did Arabs know that later on after World War One they would be governed by Britian. The Arabs felt Palestine that Britian now "owned" was theirs and therefore they wanted it back.
To what extant was WW1 a turning point in the struggle for Arab independence?
The turning point for the Arabs in this was the fact that it was one more step from dealing with the Ottamon empire. They had their own land but couldn't govern it at first as the British said they would assit them to establish a most suitable government, this is how Britian saw to be the most fit way, to slowly release the land to them, but not before they profited from their natural resources. The Ottamon Empire struggle for the Arabs was having absultlet no control over themsevles. WW1 gave the Arabs throught the Versaille Treaty a chance to become a semi-independent nation.
Why did France and Britian want mandates in the Middle East?
The Sykes-Picat Agreement of 1916 had the underlying ideas of why those two countries wanted mandaes in the Middle East. For one both countries had extensive agreements in trade in the Middle East (fuel and wealth) and Britian wanted to protect the Suez Canal, a major trade and connection to its empire in India and oil fields in the Persian Gulf. Britian saw this canal as a bufer zone because they already controlled Egypt and Palestine was on the other side. France also wanted to mantain an nfluence in the Middle East because of its trading gains. France and Britian wanted to mantain strong allies because of the WW1 conflict with Germany and by this agreement they were able to mantain strong allies due to more resources through trade and natural resources such as oil, and not to add more land to give them more power; thus leading to a stronger front against their enemies
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