What strategies did the king employ to ensure that the Israelites would not become “a problem”(Exodus 1: 11-22)

This is religion class..

One strategy Pharoah implemented was enslaving the Israelites and overworking them. This is supported with Exodus 1: 14 where it says "They made their lives bitter with harsh labor in brick and mortar and with all kinds of work in the fields; in all their harsh labor the Egyptians worked them ruthlessly."

Seeing the Israelites still growing numbers he implemented another strategy, which was telling the Hebrew midwives to kill all baby boys. When they refused to do this, Pharoah went to even greater lengths. He ordered every Hebrew boy to be thrown into the Nile.

Explanation:

glamis thou art, and cawdor; and shalt be what thou art promis'd; yet do i fear thy nature; it is too full o' the milk of human kindness to catch the nearest way: thou wouldst be great; art not without ambition; but without the illness should attend it. what thou wouldst highly, that wouldst thou holily; wouldst not play false, and yet wouldst wrongly win: thou'dst have, great glamis, that which cries, "thus thou must do, if thou have it: and that which rather thou dost fear to do than wishest should be undone." hie thee hither, that i may pour my spirits in thine ear; and chastise with the valor of my tongue all that impedes thee from the golden round, which fate and metaphysical aid doth seem to have thee crown'd withal.  

he lacks ambition.  

he is hesitant.  

he lacks courage.  

he has moral scruples.