ISC (Arts) Class 12 - CISCE Important Questions for History

Name the signatories of the Camp David Accord of 1979.

Give a brief account of the conflict in Palestine after the First World War that led to the outbreak of the Arab-Israel War in 1948.

Discuss the causes and results of the Yom Kippur War (1973).

With reference to the Israeli-Palestine conflict in the Middle East, discuss the causes, course, and consequences of the Six-Day War of 1967. 

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Name the signatories of the Sykes-Picot Agreement.

Answer the following question.
By which treaty (1993) did Israel and the PLO formally and mutually recognize each other?

In the context of the Arab-Israeli conflict in the Middle East, discuss the following:

(a) The role of Anwar Sadat in the signing of the Camp David Accord (1979).

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The circumstances that led to the Oslo Peace Accords (1993), its terms and impact.

Identify the correct option with regard to the Balfour Declaration:

Intifada refers to:

Nazi persecution of Jews in Germany after 1933 caused a flood of refugees and by 1940 about half the population of Palestine was Jewish.

In this context, answer the following:

What was the offer made by the British through the Husain-MacMahon correspondence?

Nazi persecution of Jews in Germany after 1933 caused a flood of refugees and by 1940 about half the population of Palestine was Jewish.

In this context, answer the following:

How did the Second World War make the situation in Palestine worse?

When Colonel Nasser came to power in June 1956, he was aggressively in favour of Arab unity and independence, including liberation of Palestine from the Jews.

With reference to this statement, answer the following:

Which two steps taken by Nasser outraged the Americans?

When Colonel Nasser came to power in June 1956, he was aggressively in favour of Arab unity and independence, including liberation of Palestine from the Jews.

With reference to this statement, answer the following:

Give any two consequences of the Suez War of 1956.

The American President, Jimmy Carter played an important role in negotiating peace in the Middle East after ______.

Give any one reason why the victory of the Allied Powers in the battle of El Alamein was a major turning point in the Second World War.

The origins of the Palestine problem as a global issue, lie in the events that took place towards the end of the First World War.

In this context, explain:

The contradictory promises made by the British government in the Balfour Declaration and the Hussein-McMahon Correspondence.

The origins of the Palestine problem as a global issue, lie in the events that took place towards the end of the First World War.

In this context, explain:

The four major points of agreement in the Camp David Accord (1979).

What was the primary demand of the World Zionist Movement?

Discuss any four causes of the Yom Kippur War (1973).