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1. ABRAHAMIC RELIGIONS: What are the 3 Abrahamic faiths, and why are they called Abrahamic?

2. NATIONALISM: What does it mean if a people have a lot of nationalism?

3. ZIONISM: What city does "Zion" refer to, and what is the central belief of modern Zionism?

4. THE BALFOUR DECLARATION: In 1917 a representative of the British (English) government wrote a letter to a well-known Jewish citizen in England. In the letter Lord Balfour declared England's support for the Jewish Zionist goals. What statement in the letter proves this support?

5. THE UN PARTITION PLAN OF 1947: What did the United Nations propose to do about the conflict over land in Palestine? Who accepted the proposal? Who did not -- and why?

6. THE ARAB-ISRAELI WAR OF 1948: Why did the Palestinian Arabs and neighboring Arab states go to war against the Israelis? What countries invaded Palestine to fight against the Jews? What side won the war? How many Palestinians were driven out of their homeland?

7. THE PLO: What does "PLO" stand for? What were the founding goals of the organization?

8. THE SIX-DAY WAR OF 1967: Watch the video and then summarize the Six-Day War -- Who were the players; what was the outcome of the war; and what did the result mean for Palestine?

9. THE OSLO ACCORDS OF 1993: What were the Oslo agreements between Israel and PLO supposed to achieve? What went wrong -- why were the agreements never realized?

10. THE INTIFADAS: Identify the meaning of the term "intifada." Then explain why the Palestinians have waged two intifadas against Israel. Finally, do you think the intifadas have helped or hurt the Israeli-Palestinian peace process?

11. HAMAS AND FATAH: Hamas and Fatah are the two main wings of the PLO. What part of Palestine does Hamas lead? What part of Palestine does Fatah lead? Finally, how are the goals and strategies of the two parties different?

12. ISRAELI SETTLEMENTS IN THE WEST BANK: Examine the charts/maps on the site. What is happening over time to the number of Jewish/Israeli settlements in the Palestinian territory of the West Bank? How do you think this is affecting Israeli-Palestinian relations?