Learning aims
By the end of this section of the course you should be able to:
- Explain the reasons Britain gave up the mandate
- Evaluate the impact of Arab and Jewish terrorist activities in the 1940s
Key events and processes:
- The McDonald Report and the White Paper of 1939
- The Impact of the Second World War
- Arab and Jewish terrorist activities
- Menachem Begin and Irgun
- Abraham Stern and the Stern Gang
- The Impact of WWII and the end of the British Mandate
Readings:
- Hodder, pp. 10-12: Terrorism and the end of British rule;
- Edexcel, pp. 9-10
Tasks
- Take notes on the end of British Palestine:
End of Britsh Rule in Palestine – Notes Guide - Take notes on the end of the British Mandate and the UN partition plan: British Mandate and UN Partition Plan Note-Taking Guide
- Compare the Peel Commission map with that of the UN partition plan in 1948. Identify and explain the key differences.
- Read:Notes on British policy changes in Palestine.
- Homework: (B question) Explain the key features of the end of the British mandate in Palestine. (7)