To What Extent Did Wwii Facilitate the Creation of Isreal?
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Zionism has been around since the early 19th century, and was the single most important event leading into the creation of Israel. During the period of WWII there had been various issues which contributed to the necessity of a Jewish homeland in Palestine. These issues included the Holocaust, and the displacement of Jews. While these events during WWII were a contributing factor, a number of other aspects should be considered post the Second World War. These include Zionism and the large scale immigration to Palestine before the war, British policy expressed through various documents and the responsive actions from both the Jewish and Arab fighting groups such as Irgun and Stern gang. With the contributions of all these events, but especially due to the effects of Zionism, the creation of Israel was to be expected.
While it is certain that the Holocaust had influenced international opinion in favour of a Jewish state, it is certain that it was not the cause of Israel’s creation although it generated sympathy towards the Jewish community. This leads onto Kristallnacht, referred to as the ‘Night of Broken Glass’. Kristallnacht was a pogrom against Jews throughout Germany on 9–10 November 1938, carried out by SA storm troopers and civilians. The attacks left the streets covered with broken glass from the windows of stores, buildings, and synagogues owned by Jews. During the Third Reich dictated by Hitler, the chancellor had termed the Jewish question as ‘the final solution to the Jewish question’. Then the final solution – the extermination of all Jews was implemented. As a result, six million Jews were murdered out of the 7 million that lived in Europe. The remaining Jews that had survived were not able to return to their homes, as they either distraught or had no home to go to, so they were then known as displaced persons. The Holocaust had a big effect on creating a sense of nationalism amongst the Jews and swayed them to appeal to Zionism which they had once...
While it is certain that the Holocaust had influenced international opinion in favour of a Jewish state, it is certain that it was not the cause of Israel’s creation although it generated sympathy towards the Jewish community. This leads onto Kristallnacht, referred to as the ‘Night of Broken Glass’. Kristallnacht was a pogrom against Jews throughout Germany on 9–10 November 1938, carried out by SA storm troopers and civilians. The attacks left the streets covered with broken glass from the windows of stores, buildings, and synagogues owned by Jews. During the Third Reich dictated by Hitler, the chancellor had termed the Jewish question as ‘the final solution to the Jewish question’. Then the final solution – the extermination of all Jews was implemented. As a result, six million Jews were murdered out of the 7 million that lived in Europe. The remaining Jews that had survived were not able to return to their homes, as they either distraught or had no home to go to, so they were then known as displaced persons. The Holocaust had a big effect on creating a sense of nationalism amongst the Jews and swayed them to appeal to Zionism which they had once...