First distinguish the organisation and the document.
The United Nations is an international organisation. Its General Assembly adopted the resolution in 1947. The text recommended a plan for Jewish and Arab states in British Mandate Palestine and a special international arrangement for Jerusalem.
The question bank compresses this into the phrase “legal basis”. When studying, do not turn that into a claim that the UN directly founded Israel through a single decision. The declaration of independence took place the following year.
The other three answers
The answer sought is a decision by an international body, not a proposal from one government.
a decision of the Zionist Congress
A Zionist Congress is not the UN General Assembly. The question refers to the Assembly’s Resolution 181 (II), not a decision by the Zionist movement.
a proposal from the German government
The Federal Republic and its Federal Government were established only in 1949. The UN partition plan was adopted in 1947, and Israel declared independence in 1948.
a proposal from the USSR
A proposal from the Soviet Union would be the position of one state. The answer sought instead names the resolution adopted by the UN General Assembly.
The short answer does not explain the whole historical and legal context.
The resolution set out a recommendation for a partition plan. Naming it does not mean that every proposed step was subsequently implemented as written. The original text and the actual founding of the state must be distinguished.
This guide answers the specific catalogue question. Selecting an answer does not justify sweeping conclusions about present-day borders, particular current political decisions or the rights of different population groups.
Resolution 181 (II) · United Nations ↗Test answer: UN resolution — 181 (II), 1947.
Keep the 1947 recommendation and the 1948 declaration of independence separate in time.
Three words for this question
- die Resolutionresolution
- A formal decision of a body; its legal effect depends on the context.
- die GeneralversammlungGeneral Assembly
- The United Nations body named here.
- die Unabhängigkeitserklärungdeclaration of independence
- A declaration proclaiming a state’s independent existence.