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CLEP Western Civ II

Category - WWI

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The Balfour Declaration of 1917 would become one of the most significant pieces of foreign policy in the 20th century because it did which of the following?
  1. Advocated the end of the British monarchy
  2. Revealed a secret relationship between France and Russia
  3. Promised to create a Jewish homeland in the Middle East
  4. Revealed British plans to take over all of central Africa
  5. Proved that Britain had failed to support China as promised
Explanation
Answer: C - The Balfour Declaration promised to create a Jewish homeland in the Middle East, laying the foundation for the formation of Israel. This was a result of a very strong Zionist movement in England combined with British territorial ambitions in the Middle East. At the time, the British were making a number of contradictory promises to different groups to further their own aims.
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