The correct option is "C.Both groups gained influence when their members were persecuted by imperial powers. "
- Zionism is an international political movement that proposed from the beginning the restoration of a safe homeland for the Jewish people in the Land of Israel (Eretz Israel). This movement was the promoter and responsible to a large extent for the founding of the State of Israel.
- Arab nationalism is a nationalist ideology that affirms that the Arabs are a nation and promote the unity of the Arabs, celebrating the glories of Arab civilization, the language and literature of the Arabs, calling for rejuvenation and political union in the world Arab.