July 1914: World War 1 Begins

1914: By the time WWI begins, there are approx. 80,000 Jews living in Palestine, many of whom are financially dependent on Edmond James de Rothschild, a member of the Rothschild banking family. In the backdrop of the war, two prominent Zionists, Chaim Weizmann and Nahum Sokolow, begin work to acquire British support for their cause.