How Did the Balfour Declaration Affect the Postwar Policies of the Middle

question 7

Multiple Choice

How did the Balfour Declaration affect the postwar policies of the Middle East?

• A)It scuttled the efforts to secure Egyptian independence from British rule.
• B)It staked claims for British interests in the region that excluded France.
• C)It guaranteed continued British control of Egypt and Trans-Jordan.
• D)It proposed the terms for dividing up the defeated Ottoman Empire.
• E)It gave British approval to a national home for European Jews in Palestine.

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