Causes and Consequences of the 1967 War

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This worksheet is designed for 12th-grade history students. Answer each question in complete sentences using evidence from historical documents and class discussions.

Identify the international waterway closed by Egypt on May 22, 1967, and explain why Israel considered its closure a casus belli.
What role did the United Nations Emergency Force (UNEF) play prior to May 1967, and why did they leave?
Describe what Israeli society experienced during the three-week 'waiting period' (hamtana) in late May and early June 1967.
Which three Arab armies engaged in military conflict with Israel between June 5 and June 10, 1967?
Explain the core principle of UN Security Council Resolution 242 adopted in November 1967.
What were the 'Three No's' formulated at the Arab League summit in Khartoum in September 1967?
Read this brief excerpt: 'Israel fought for its very existence in 1967, striking only when the enemy encircled its borders.' Contrast this Israeli narrative with the Palestinian perspective of the 1967 war.

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Causes and Consequences of the 1967 War

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Identify the international waterway closed by Egypt on May 22, 1967, and explain why Israel considered its closure a casus belli.
The Straits of Tiran. Israel regarded its closure as an act of war because it cut off Israel's only maritime access to Asia and East Africa through the southern port of Eilat.
What role did the United Nations Emergency Force (UNEF) play prior to May 1967, and why did they leave?
UNEF had served as a neutral peacekeeping buffer in the Sinai Peninsula since 1957. They evacuated when Egyptian President Nasser formally demanded their departure.
Describe what Israeli society experienced during the three-week 'waiting period' (hamtana) in late May and early June 1967.
The civilian reserve army was called up, halting normal economic activity. Citizens dug protective trenches and hospitals prepared for massive casualties amid severe anxiety over the nation's survival.
Which three Arab armies engaged in military conflict with Israel between June 5 and June 10, 1967?
Egypt, Jordan, and Syria.
Explain the core principle of UN Security Council Resolution 242 adopted in November 1967.
The resolution established the 'land for peace' formula, requiring the withdrawal of Israeli armed forces from territories occupied in the conflict in exchange for the termination of belligerency and the acknowledgment of the sovereignty and right to live in peace of every state in the area.
What were the 'Three No's' formulated at the Arab League summit in Khartoum in September 1967?
No peace with Israel, no recognition of Israel, and no negotiations with Israel.
Read this brief excerpt: 'Israel fought for its very existence in 1967, striking only when the enemy encircled its borders.' Contrast this Israeli narrative with the Palestinian perspective of the 1967 war.
While the mainstream Israeli narrative frames the war as a just preemptive war of self-defense against existential destruction, the Palestinian perspective views the war as an act of Israeli territorial expansion resulting in the Naksa (setback), which placed over a million Palestinians under direct military occupation and created hundreds of thousands of new refugees.