Balfour Declaration

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. Who wrote Balfour Declaration?Arthur Balfour, British Foreign Secretary, on behalf of the British government
2. What is the date of declaration?November 2, 1917
3. What is the recipient?Lord Walter Rothschild, representing the British Jewish community
4. When was the Balfour Declaration issued?It was sent on November 2, 1917, during World War I.
5. Who sent the Balfour Declaration and to whom?British Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour sent it to Lord Walter Rothschild, a leader of the Jewish community.

Zionism: A political and cultural movement advocating for the establishment and development of a Jewish national homeland in the Land of Israel.
British Mandate for Palestine: A League of Nations mandate granted to Britain to administer Palestine from 1920 to 1948.
Geopolitics: The study of the influence of geography on politics and international relations.
Nationalism: Identification with one's own nation and support for its interests, often to the exclusion or detriment of the interests of other nations.