WORLD WAR I
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
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allowed the League of Nations to settle territorial disputes by giving land control to other countries
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prevented the League of Nations from settling territorial disputes by giving land control to European countries
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -In international law, a mandate is a binding obligation issued from an inter-governmental organization (e.g. the United Nations) to a country which is bound to follow the instructions of the organization. Before the creation of the United Nations, all mandates were issued from the League of Nations.
Detailed explanation-3: -The system established after World War I to administer former territories of the German and Ottoman empires. Until World War I, the victors of most European wars took control of conquered territories as the spoils of victory.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Mandate System was an attempt to stop the cycle of war and fighting over conquered land by appropriating the land of the collapsed Ottoman Empire and the colonies of Germany.
Detailed explanation-5: -The Permanent Mandates Commission (PMC) was the commission of the League of Nations responsible for oversight of mandated territories. The commission was established on 1 December 1920 and was headquartered at Geneva.