Which of the following consequences occurred after the Arab states declared war on Israel?

Question

i. Hundreds of thousands of Palestinian Arabs became refugees.
ii. Israel took more land than the United Nations originally had assigned to it.
iii. The United States invaded Israel and soon overthrew its government.

A. ii. only
B. iii. only
C. i. and ii.
D. i. and iii.

Answer 1

The correct answer is C. i. and ii.

After the Arab states declared war on Israel in 1948, the following consequences occurred:

i. Hundreds of thousands of Palestinian Arabs became refugees due to the conflict and the resulting displacement during and after the war. ii. Israel did take more land than what was originally assigned to it by the United Nations Partition Plan.

However, iii. is not correct because the United States did not invade Israel or overthrow its government.