Question

Which factor most contributed to Palestine becoming a contested territory in the 20th century

Answer 1

I think it was because Arabs and Jews in the region were becoming more nationalistic.

Answer 2

Answer:

The formation of Israel as a nation.

Explanation:

In 1948 Israel declared the establishment of the Jewish state. Not long after, both the USA and the USSR would recognize its existence, and later the newly created UN would also. Due to Britain´s involvement in the region all throughout the 20th century, and the struggles that followed immediately after the end of WWII, many nations demanded control of regions of Palestine, nations such as Jordan and Egypt, but also Palestinian and Israeli people, so that, in the end, the declaration of the State of Israel caused considerable turmoil between all the parties involved, turmoil that lasts to this day.