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"The Balfour Declaration." History.com, A+E Networks, 2009, www.history.com/

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    Nov. 2017.

This article is about the Balfour Declaration, written on November 2, 1917, expressing Britain’s support for a British homeland to be set up in Palestine. Originally, Britain’s support of Zionism originated from their concerns about the First World War and where it was heading. The fate of their ally, Russia, was uncertain and American troops were not arriving anytime soon. The Prime Minister David Lloyd George decided to publicly support the Jewish movement of Zionism, in hopes of gaining Jewish support. He knew that the establishment of a Jewish state in Palestine would help accomplish this goal. The Balfour Declaration, ensuring this establishment of a Jewish home, also had influences on post war events. This article about the Balfour Declaration relates to what we learned in class because we learned this same information, just not as in depth as this article goes. This article is also important because it was published on November 2nd, 2017, which would be the 100 year anniversary of the Balfour Declaration. This shows how much history has changed over time and helps us recognize the dates of certain events and build a timeline of world history.