Beginning in the 1880s, and Continuing for the Following Years

question 21

Multiple Choice

Beginning in the 1880s, and continuing for the following years, what led to increasing Jewish immigration into Palestine?

• A) The need for laborers in the underpopulated Arab lands.
• B) The founding of the international Zionist movement by Theodor Herzl.
• C) The destruction of the Ottoman Empire creating a political vacuum.
• D) The rise of Islamism and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO).
• E) The establishment of League of Nations mandate in Palestine.

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