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About Me
- DJW
- I have been a History teacher since 1973, and Chaplain of Ipswich School since 2002. I was educated at Kingswood School, Bath, and at Jesus College, Cambridge. My main historical interest is Russian History, and I have written two books on that subject: "Russia: a Modern History" (UTP, 1984) and "Chronicle of the Russians Tsars" (Thames and Hudson, 1999). I was ordained deacon in 2004 and priest in 2005 and, as well as working at Ipswich School, I am Honorary Assistant Curate at St. Mary le Tower, the Civic Church of Ipswich. I shall be retiring from Ipswich School in July 2010 and am looking forward to part-time ministry in the Diocese of Edinburgh in the Scottish Episcopal Church.
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ReplyDeleteIs it just about the pressures on S.A because international governments are turning against them? As well as the protests within S.A.?
Yes - don't forget cross border raids by the ANC from Mozambique, and the factthat by 1980 all the states bordering S.A. had black majority governments opposed to the Apartheid regime. Also don't forget that the S.A. government were worried by Soviet support for the A.N.C.
Do we need to know the facts on the Deir Yassin Massacre?
ReplyDeleteYes but only enough to write a couple of sentences, either as a short answer or as part of an essay.
The key facts are:
It happened on 9 April 1948, before the British pulled out of Palestine. 120 Zionist fighters from the Irgun and Lehi groups attacked the village and killed approximately 107 of its inhabitants, including women and children. The massacre was condemned by the other main Zionist group, the Haganah, but it had the effect of frightening large numbers of Palestinian Arabs into fleeing to Gaza and the West Bank, enabling the Israelis to take over their lands. It remains a cause of Palestinian Arab anger to this day.
When JFK first proposed New Economies my notes state that he proposed Medicare - Medical care for the poor, however in the lesson you said it was wrong. So is this wrong?
ReplyDeleteI thought that it was Medicare, medical care for the elderly when LBJ in the Great Society then re-tried as it was rejected for JFK?
Thanks
Jamie
He did propose Medicare, and Congress voted it down. The proposal was revived by LBJ, and he managed to get a majority for it.
ReplyDeleteYou are right. The way to remember which is which is
MedicarE - E=elderly
MedicaiD - D=destitute=poor
Don't know how the mistake got in your notes.
Full marks for revising on a Bank Holiday!
DJW
Is there any revision book you would recommend for revising the middle east topic, or should we just use the class notes? thankyou, figgy
ReplyDeleteI don't think that any of the other published revision books covers it well, and GCSE Bite-size isn't detailed enough. The textbook, workbooks and your classnotes in combination will provide all that you need.
ReplyDeleteDJW
In South Africa, Why was it only ANC and PAC were made illegal and not Inkatha Freedom Party and Black Consciousness?
ReplyDeleteWas it because Inkatha seemed to be against ANC and working with the National Party?
Thank you
Black Consciousness wasn't an organisation, so couldn't be declared illegal. It was really a way of thinking. People who advocated that way of thinking were arrested and the leading figure, Steve Biko, died violently while in police custody.
ReplyDeleteYou are quite right about Inkatha. It wasn't banned because its existence suited the National Party because it divided Black opinion.
Hi Rev.Warnes' I was just wondering about a certain term i came across when i was was revising the 1956 Suez War. Its called Britzkrieg tactics. The Israelis used it against the Egyptians, is this the same as normal terrorist methods?
ReplyDeleteThank you very much
Ashwin
Ashwin blitzkreig tactics are that of attacking with concentrated weaponary (tanks etc. on a narrow front) and constantly attacking and moving to keep the enemy off-balance. This was to disorientate and demoralise the enemy as you could break through and attack them from behind. I am pretty sure.
ReplyDeleteDescribe the key features of the establishment of the state of Israel in the years 1948-49? Thia is a 10 mark question and I cannot think of many key features for it, I was wondering if there was a list you could give me that I could elaborate on.
Chris
Anonymous' definition of Blitzkrieg tactics is very good (air strikes play a part as well), and makes clear that this is about conventional warfare, not terrorism. Well done, Anonymous, but please don't post anonymously.
ReplyDeleteThe key features question is basically about the 1948-49 war, Chris. If in doubt about what the key features are, remember to ask these questions: "Why did it happen? What was it like? Why was it important and what difference did it make?"
"Why did it happen?"
British withdrawal, unwillingness of Palestinians to accept the 1947 UNSCOP Partition Plan, determination of the Zionists to create as big a possible independent state of Israel.
"What was it like?"
A mixture of a conventional war between the new state of Israel and neighbouring Arab states, and a conflict between the new state of Israel and Palestinian Arabs.
There were atrocities, principally Deir Yassin.
Interrupted by a UN brokered ceasefire which enabled the Israelis to buy Czech weaponry with money mainly provided by Zionists in the USA.
"Why was it important and what difference did it make?"
The state of Israel survived and ended up larger than the UNSCOP plan had proposed.
It was the start of a conflict between Israeli and neighbouring Arab states which lasted a long time.
It resulted in the Palestinian Arab refugee problem.
You would need to substantiate those points with some precise factual detail, and to keep using phrases like "another key feature was..." and "this was important/significant because..."
Hi Mr Warnes, I have three questions: firstly how many points would i need to include for a five mark key-features question? secondly why did the UN become involved in the 1948 war? and lastly in the six-day war why did Nasser asking the UN to leave Sinai show his support for Syria? Thankyou! Figgy.
ReplyDeleteHi Mr.Warnes just Ashwin again. Im getting rather confused about Palestian and Terrorism. Do you know any page references in the workbooks where i could read this subject up?
ReplyDeleteThank you very much
Ashwin
Hi Figgy
ReplyDelete(1) In a five mark key features question, aim for 3-4 points, each with at least one piece of precise factual detail.
(2) They became involved because in 1947 the British had handed over the problem of Palestine to them. The UN Special Commission on Palestine (UNSCOP) had recommended partition into Jewish and Arab states. When the war broke out, the UN felt responsible, even though the war was not their fault, and both Superpowers were keen to end the war, while ensuring that some sort of state of Israel still existed. That's why they intervened.
(3) It showed his support for Syria because it made it seem as though the Egyptian Army might be about to attack Israel. That's what the Israeli's concluded - hence their pre-emptive strike.
Hi Ashwin
Sorry, I am away from base nd don't have the workbooks on this laptop (my wife's). The relevant material is all in Workbook 2. If you have any specific questions, don't hesitate to ask.
Do we need to know details of these or just that they happened and when?
ReplyDeleteBattle of Milta Pass and attacks on Tel Aviv
Were Black September and PFLP part of the PLO?
Thank you, hope you are enjoying half term.
Hi, Mr Warnes
ReplyDeleteI'm confused about the reasons why Israel invaded the Lebanon in 1978 and 1982. I found a ten-mark essay question in the workbook and I can't think of enough points for a substantial answer. Thank you! Figgy.
Hi Jamie
ReplyDeleteAll you need in both cases is the event and its date - no need for further detail. Black September was not part of the PLO. The PFLP was.
Hope that helps
DJW
Hi Figgy
The key points are as follows (and this would get you an A* on a 10 mark essay question):
The Lebanon became a problem for Israel in September 1970 when the PLO was kicked out of Jordan and many of them relocated to southern Lebanon, from where they started attacking northern Israel by land. The presence of the PLO destabilised the fragile Lebanese power-sharing government, which was unable and unwilling to do anything to prevent PLO raids. The 1978 invasion happened because Israel believed that they could drive the PLO away from the immediate border area and prevent PLO raids that way. That didn't work, though a United Nations peacekeeping force (UNIFIL) was sent into southern Lebanon. One reason it didn't work was that the PLO continued to mount attacks by sea, using inflatable boats. Another reason as the emergence of Lebanese Shia Muslim guerrilla groups who also began to attack Israel because they resented the 1978 Israeli invasion.
The secod Israeli attack (done, like the first, without the approval of the USA) had a much larger objective - expelling the PLO from the Lebanon. The invasion involved defying the UN, and this was possible because UNIFIL' rules of engagement did not permit them to use force to prevent an Israeli invasion. The objective of expelling the PLO was achieved, though it involved pushing much further north than the Israelis had in 1978 - into the southern suburbs of Beirut. The Israelis were helped by right-wing Lebanese Christian Militia forces, commanded by Major Haddad, and they permitted and encouraged these Militia forces to carry out massacres in Palestinian Arab refugee camps at Sabra and Chatila, just south of Beirut. The PLO withdrew to Libya and thereafter were not able to pose any serious threat to Israel, but it led to the growth of Islamist anti-Iraeli terrorism based in southern Lebanon, from which the Israelis had to withdraw eventually. Israel also lost out diplomatically - the invasion was widely condemned and even criticised by the US government and by many liberals in Israel itself.
Hi Sir, sorry, I've got another question - for the question 'In what ways did the Palestinian Arabs try to establish a homeland in the years 1957-74' should I only write about Palestinian terrorism. So far I've got Fatah, the PLO, Black September, PFLP and the Red Army, is there anything else I should include? Thank you very much. Figgy
ReplyDeleteHi Figgy
ReplyDeleteGood question. It's true that guerrilla raids on Israel and terrorist attacks should form the bulk of an answer to that particular question, but it is important to remember that the PLO (like the ANC)was also a political organisation in that period, trying with some access to win international sympathy and support for the Palestinian cause. They were also putting out a lot of propaganda, running offices in major world capitals and trying to influence foreign governments. The pay-off from this strategy came in 1974 when the United Nations granted observer status in the General Assembly to the PLO, and Yasser Arafat was invited to address the General Assembly.
Hope that helps.
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