Which event led to the creation of the State of Israel? A. The Jewish people fought a war of independence against the British. B
. The United States took over Palestine after World War II and then gave it to the Jews. C. The Jewish people signed a treaty with neighboring Arab nations. D. The United Nations proposed a plan to divide Palestine into a Jewish state and an Arab state.
Palestine had been under the control of Great Britain since 1917. In 1947, Great Britain agreed to turn Palestine over to the United Nations. The United Nations then proposed a plan to divide Palestine into a Jewish state and an Arab state. Jewish leaders approved the U.N. resolution, but Arab leaders did not. On May 14, 1948, Israel declared itself an independent nation.
