The 6 Day War of 1967

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Causes of the war: When did the Cairo conference take place?, what statement did they make and what was the significance of the statement?
1964
United against Israel
Enabled Arab states to unite against Israel - Destroy Israel as a state
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Causes of the war: What were the 2 key aims of the PLO? What was Fatah and where did it have bases?
1- unite all Palestinians
2- win back land which they had lost in 1948-49
Guerilla group within the PLO
Syria, Jordan and Lebanon- they bordered Israel
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Which country gave the most support to the PLO? Which countries restricted the activities of the PLO and why?
Syrians- they encouraged Fatah raids and supplied men and arms
Lebanon and Jordan - they feared Israeli reprisals
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Why were there no PLO raids from Egypt?
UN troops had been placed on the border between Egypt and Israel
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What did the Egyptians sign with Syrians ( new aggressive government) in Nov 1966?
signed a defense agreement - if one was attacked then another would come to its defense
It was attempt to restrain Syria - ended up encouraging them
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Why did Israel attack the Jordanian village of Samu on 13 Nov 1966?
A mine exploded on Israeli-Jordanian border killing 3 Israeli soldiers
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What event sparked an air battle on 7 April 1967?
Israeli Tractor was ploughing land in the demilitarized zone
Syrians opened fired and Israelis fired back
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What did an Israeli general threaten, against the wishes of his government on 12 may 1967?
Occupy Syrian capital and overthrow the government
this was seen as a threat to attack
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On 13 May, what did the Soviets warn the Egyptians of? Why may they have done this?
Israelis were moving its armed forces to the Syrian border and planned to attack
Chance for soviets to expand their influence in the region
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Why was Nasser force to act after being warned of the Israeli threat?
If he didn't then his authority in the Arab world would be challenged- accused of cowardice
Had a defence agreement with Syria
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What did Nasser move into the Sinai Peninsular on 15th May? What did he ask the UN and why?
100,000 Egyptian troops
To remove their troops from Egyptian soil - prove that Egypt was independent
Troops were withdrawn after they were tried to place on Israeli side
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What did Nasser order on 22 May?
Closed the Straits of Tiran - led to Gulf of Aqaba - important for Israeli shipping
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What was the warning the Syrian defence minister warn would happen to Israel? (24 May)
There would never be peace
Around the press in the Arab states there was fever for war
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Why did Israelis want US support for first strikes in response to Arab action? What did US President Johnson say on May 26 that led to Israelis waiting?
Needed to make sure the US would stand by them if war broke out- seen the US response to Suez Crisis
Egyptians had no plan to attack but if they did Israel would 'whip the hell out of them' and that they wouldn't be alone in the fight
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What did Nasser demand on 29 May? Why did King Hussein reluctantly join with Nasser on 30 May?
Israelis should allow Palestinian refugees to return
Israelis should give up land taken in the 1948/49 war
join a mutual defence treaty - half the population of Jordan was Palestinian - the media demanded revenge for the '48 war
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Who became the Israeli defence minister on 1 June? Why significant?
Moshe Dayan - hero of the 1956 Sinai campaign - 3 days later Israel went war
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Why had the Israelis virtually won on the first day?
Within 4 hours the Israelis had destroyed the air forces of Syria, Egypt and Jordan
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What were the results of Six Day war for the Israelis?
they became the largest regional super power - they didn't have to go into peace negotiations
They had military control over West Bank, Gaza, Sinai and Golan Heights -more secure borders
They also controlled Jerusalem
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What were the impact of the six day war on the Arabs?
they became more hostile than ever
they blamed the defeat on USA, Britain and other Europeans - accused them of helping Israel
Oil producing countries - Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Libya agreed to pay compensation for losses in the war - £135 million a year
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What was agreed by Arab leaders at a conference in August 1967?
'no peace with Israel, no recognition of Israel, no negotiation with it'
'we insist on the rights of Palestinian people in their country'
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What did UN Resolution 242 call for? When was it set out?
set out in Nov 1967
- called for permanent peace
- withdrawal of Israeli armed forces from territories occupied in recent conflict
- respect for the right of every state in the area to live in peace within secure and recognised boundaries, free from thre
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How did Resolution 242 support or challenge the states in the middle east?
supported Arabs on issues of land, supported Israel on peace and security
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Which countries accepted Resolution 242?
Egypt and Jordan accepted, Syria did not
Israel eventually accepted
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Why did UN peace discussions make little progress?
Israel didn't want to withdraw from land because it may compromise their security
Arabs felt this was the first step to peace
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What are 4 main impacts of the Six day war?
1- rise of Israel - military dominance
2- Israel became US main ally - 'Israel first' policy - way to counter soviet influence
3- End of notion of Pan-Arabism - emergence of political Islam - strengthen local identities - Palestinians
4- Disagreements
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