Question
The State of Israel
is established.
1
The United States
becomes more
active in Middle
Eastern diplomacy.
?
Many
Palestinians are
forced from or
flee their homes.
1
Which statement best completes the diagram on the short- and long-term
effects of the establishment of Israel?
A. Arab nationalism loses support from powerful Arab leaders.
B. Great Britain secures colonies in Arab territories.
C. The Arab League is forced to disband.
D. A series of Arab-Israeli wars begins.
On May 14, 1948, David Ben-Gurion, the head of the Jewish Agency, proclaimed the establishment of the State of Israel. U.S. President Harry S. Truman recognized the new nation on the same day.
