may 27, 1948 - Creation of nation of Israel
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After the Holocaust, the pressure to create a Jewish state in Palestine increased. In 1947, the U.N. would announce its plan to divide Palestine into Jewish and Arab sections. Truman would also support the plan, and told the U.N. to "twist some arms" in order to get them to support the plan too. The plan was passed. Consequently, this triggered fighting between the Arabs and Jews, and caused the U.S. to be blamed for all the blood-shed throughout the Arab world.
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APUSH: Chapter 25 Origins of the Cold War (1945-1960)
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