WORLD WAR I
CAUSES AND COURSE OF THE WAR
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Was only applied to former German colonies
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Served to weaken European imperialism since all mandates were promised their independence in ten years
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Involved only France and Great Britain
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Quickly was the source of unrest in the Near East
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Was not accepted by the League of Nations
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Detailed explanation-1: -The mandate system was a compromise between the Allies’ wish to retain the former German and Turkish colonies and their pre-Armistice declaration (November 5, 1918) that annexation of territory was not their aim in the war.
Detailed explanation-2: -Classes of the Mandate System 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: -[1] The mandate system was established under Article 22 of the Covenant of the League of Nations, entered into on 28 June 1919.
Detailed explanation-4: -The mandate system in Arab states Britain held mandates over Palestine, Iraq, and the newly created Transjordan. To mollify the Arabs, the British made the sons of the Sharif of Mecca rulers of two of these new states: Faisal was made king of Iraq, and Abdullah was made king of Transjordan, later Jordan.