Israel Timeline
Create a timeline of events that impacted the creation of Israel and ongoing conflict in the region. Include all 11 events listed below. You may choose powerpoint/Google Slides to create your timeline. is also an excellent option. The timeline should include the year the event took place, a graphic to represent each event as well as a 3-4 sentence description of the event. All events should be in chronological order on the timeline. Please list the dates in the order in which they occurred. Remember, there is only ONE resubmission of the assignment IF you do not make a 70% or better on the first submission. Otherwise, there is only ONE submission allowed.
There should be 12 total slides. Slides 1 - 11 are the events presented in the order that they occurred.
The final slide, slide 12, should answer the following question: How have the events listed impacted the current situation between Israel and Palestine? Be sure to include the RAE elements of the RACES strategy that you have learned in Language Arts. (R - Restate the Question, A - Answer the Question , E - Explain your answer using specific details/examples)
This must be an original representation written in your own words. Do not copy and paste timeline facts.
Resources:
Connexus Text Realize Reader pages 624 - 627
Connexus Text Units 3 and Unit 5
Rubric: Submission Form Rubric for Israel Timeline
Six-Day War
Balfour Declaration
League of Nations/Europeans Create Mandates to Partition Southwest Asia
Oslo Accords
Israel becomes an official State
Creation of the Arab League
Suez Canal Crisis
Zionist Movement
Yom Kippur War
Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty
World War II/Holocaust
Slide 1: Balfour Declaration (1917)
The Balfour Declaration was a public statement issued by the British government during World War I announcing support for the establishment of a national home for the Jewish people in Palestine.
Slide 2: Zionist Movement (late 19th and early 20th centuries)
The Zionist Movement emerged in the late 19th and early 20th centuries with the goal of establishing a Jewish state in Palestine, the historical homeland of the Jewish people.
Slide 3: Creation of the Arab League (1945)
The Arab League was established in 1945 with the goal of promoting economic, cultural, and political cooperation among its member states and addressing the issue of Palestinian refugees.
Slide 4: World War II/Holocaust (1939-1945)
The atrocities of the Holocaust during World War II, in which six million Jews were killed by the Nazis, further fueled the Zionist movement and international support for the establishment of a Jewish state.
Slide 5: Israel becomes an official State (1948)
The State of Israel was officially established on May 14, 1948, following the United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine, which proposed the division of mandatory Palestine into separate Jewish and Arab states.
Slide 6: League of Nations/Europeans Create Mandates to Partition Southwest Asia (1920s)
Following the collapse of the Ottoman Empire after World War I, the League of Nations granted mandates to European powers to govern territories in the Middle East, leading to the partitioning of Southwest Asia.
Slide 7: Suez Canal Crisis (1956)
The Suez Canal Crisis began in 1956 when Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal, leading to a military intervention by Israel, France, and the United Kingdom.
Slide 8: Six-Day War (1967)
The Six-Day War took place in June 1967 between Israel and its neighboring Arab states, resulting in Israel gaining control of the Gaza Strip, the Sinai Peninsula, the West Bank, and the Golan Heights.
Slide 9: Yom Kippur War (1973)
The Yom Kippur War, also known as the Ramadan War, was fought between Israel and a coalition of Arab states led by Egypt and Syria in October 1973, resulting in a ceasefire and peace negotiations.
Slide 10: Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty (1979)
The Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty was signed in 1979, marking the first peace agreement between Israel and an Arab state and leading to Israel's withdrawal from the Sinai Peninsula.
Slide 11: Oslo Accords (1993)
The Oslo Accords were signed in 1993 between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), outlining a framework for the peaceful resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through negotiations.
Slide 12: How have the events listed impacted the current situation between Israel and Palestine?
The events listed have greatly impacted the current situation between Israel and Palestine. The establishment of Israel as a state in 1948 led to ongoing conflicts with the Arab states and the displacement of many Palestinians. The Oslo Accords in 1993 aimed to find a peaceful resolution, but issues such as control over territories and the status of Jerusalem continue to fuel tensions between the two sides. Ultimately, the historical events have created deep-rooted issues and animosities that contribute to the ongoing conflict in the region.