Use the links and the questions below to create an annotated bibliography about the biggest partitions (divisions) of

countries in the 20th Century Israel-Palestine, and India-Pakistan. A sample of what this should look like is on the back.
Section 1 Israel-Palestine
1. The political origins of the Jewish state and the push to establish the state of Israel after World War II
(The Balfour Declaration http://legacy.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/balfour.asp )
a. Balfour Declaration
i. When was this letter written?
ii. What does it say about the rights of non-Jewish communities in Palestine?
2. The creation of the state of Israel and the resulting Arab-Israeli War in 1948
The Partition of Palestine - http://legacy.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1947UN181.html
a. Partition of Palestine: UN General Assembly Resolution
i. (look in the italicized section in the beginning) What is this Resolution calling for? Was it accepted or
rejected?
ii. Why do you think they are dividing the country when the previous document said that they were
going to tolerate each other and respect each others differences of belief?
iii. (look in C. Declaration, Chapter I: Holy Places, Religious Buildings and Sites) What will be the status
of Jerusalem after the division?
3. The Six-Day War and wave of terrorism that continued throughout the 1970s and the resulting 1979 Camp David
Peace Accords
1979 Egypt-Israeli Peace Treaty- http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/spl/hi/middle_east/03/v3_ip_timeline/html/1979.stm
a. 1979 Egypt-Israeli Peace Treaty
i. Who was the first Arab leader to recognize Israel?
ii. What was part of the framework for peace in the Middle East?
iii. Who killed Sadat in 1981?
4. The most recent developments in implementing Israeli-Palestinian agreements on the status of West Bank and Gaza
Strip territories
(Middle East: The Road Map to Peace http://www.cfr.org/middle-east-and-north-africa/middle-east-road-mappeace/p7738 and Two-state solution http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two-state_solution )
a. Middle East: The Road Map to Peace
i. When was this plan introduced? What is its goal?
ii. What are the Palestinian territories?
iii. What are the plans three phases?
Section 2: India-Palestine Conflict;
1. Quick Guide Partitionhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6924732.stm)
a. How did the British divide India after they ended their rule in 1947?
b. What happened as result of the Partition? What are the death tolls?
2. Memories of Partition http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6939997.stm
a. Read the story of SATWANTI DEVI, 74, JALANDHAR, INDIA
i. Why was the loss of her home a big economic loss? Where did they stay once they made it to
India?
ii. How did she received help? What happened to the man who helped her?
3. India-Pakistan, a troubled history.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/in_depth/south_asia/2002/india_pakistan/timeline/1989.stm
a. Read the summary of the events from 1989 onward
i. What region is the source of conflict between India and Pakistan? What is occurring in that region
ii. What factor in the Indian-Pakistan conflict is of the greatest concern to the work.hint it was
also a big factor in the Cold War
iii. Has the tension in this region resolved?