Was the mandate system, which was implemented after WWI, effective?

A) No, because the territories became new colonies of the mandate holder.

B) No, because all territories were finally freed from imperial control.

C) Yes, because it freed millions of people for imperial control

D) Yes, because the great European empires retained their status.

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Julian Lyons

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9 July, 19:59

Was the mandate system, which was implemented after WWI, effective?

A) No, because the territories became new colonies of the mandate holder.

B) No, because all territories were finally freed from imperial control.

C) Yes, because it freed millions of people for imperial control

D) Yes, because the great European empires retained their status.

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Moriah Mason · Answer 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 ... All Class A mandates had reached full independence by 1949.