WORLD HISTORY

WORLD WAR I

LEAGUE OF NATIONS

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

What was the name of the commission set up to deal with former colonies of the defeated countries of WWI?

A	The mandates
B	The commissions
C	The council
D	The assembly

Explanation:

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: -The first, and most significant, was the Treaty of Versailles, signed on June 28, 1919.

Detailed explanation-3: -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.

Detailed explanation-4: -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.

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