Why did the Allies help create the nation of Israel in 1948?
A. They wanted to punish Palestine for its support of the Axis Powers during World War II.
B. They wanted to create a democratic buffer to prevent the spread of communism into the Middle East.
C. They needed to gain control of the West Bank region to prevent a resurgence of Italian fascism.
D. They wanted to create a Jewish homeland for refugees and survivors of the Holocaust
