In the Balfour Declaration of 1917

question 45

Multiple Choice

In the Balfour Declaration of 1917,

• A) the United States agreed to enter World War I.
• B) Korea was divided along the 38^th parallel.
• C) the Irish officially stated that they couldn't support the British in the war effort.
• D) the British government committed itself to supporting a Jewish homeland in Palestine.
• E) the Russians officially surrendered to the Germans and pulled out of World War I.

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