History GCSE
Territorial changes
What Territorial changes means in History GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Territorial changes
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Alterations to territory following the 1948–49 Arab-Israeli War, including Israel expanding beyond the 1947 UN Partition Plan and capturing the western Galilee.
Topics that use Territorial changes
- Option P5: Key topic 1: The birth of the state of Israel, 1945–63 - 2 Aftermath of the 1948–49 war (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
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