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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the U.N. endorsed a partition plan for Palestine?

2. What was the basis of the Palestinian struggle, according to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine?

3. Why would Israel need to change its tactics, according to Hassanain Haykal?

4. Who dominated the Middle East, according to Hassanain Haykal?

5. Who was the British Prime minister in 1931?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Fatah?

2. What was Resolution 242?

3. What did Abba Eban address in Part III, pp. 158-212?

4. Who rejected the White Paper?

5. What happened on July 5, 1950, according to Part III, pp. 107-158?

6. Who was Theodor Herzl?

7. What did the Palestine National Charter express according to Part IV, pp. 214-258?

8. What did Arabs want?

9. What is decided on August 1, 1948?

10. What was the Sykes-Picot Agreement?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the importance of self-government and self-determination.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the impact that Nazi persecution had on Jewish immigration.

Essay Topic 3

Examine why the Arabs need to psychologically accept the existence of Israel before working out the problems.

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