The League of Nations assigned Syria and Lebanon as territories making up a French mandate in the Middle East after World War I.

HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE EAST

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

A	True
B	False
C	Either A or B
D	None of the above

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -After World War I, Syria and Lebanon became a French protectorate under the League of Nations Mandate System, a move that was met immediately with armed resistance from Arab nationalists.

Detailed explanation-2: -In the Middle East for Britain, this included Palestine (now Israel and Palestine), Mesopotamia (now Iraq), and TransJordan, (now Jordan). For France, there was Lebanon and Syria. Class B mandates were former German territories in which independence was in the foreseeable future.

Detailed explanation-3: -A League of Nations mandate was a legal status for certain territories transferred from the control of one country to another following World War I, or the legal instruments that contained the internationally agreed-upon terms for administering the territory on behalf of the League of Nations.

Detailed explanation-4: -League of Nations mandates were former colonies and territories of the German and Ottoman Empires administered on behalf of the League of Nations by one of several Mandatory Powers: Britain, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, France, Belgium and Japan.

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