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League of Nations-Mandate System
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Note that Italy received no colonies...
Rationale for Mandates
League would select a more advanced nation yp supervise and assist the former colonies to develop into modern nation states
Class A-Most developed & almost ready
Former Ottoman territories with viable institutions
New Zealand
Class B - Less Developed & need more time
Class C
Former German colonies in Africa and the Pacific
Class B
Class C - Least developed, long term assistance
German possessions in the Pacific that required direct rule by the mandatory states
Class A
Why were mandates created?
Who will control German and Ottoman territories?
- League of Nations will grant Ottoman and German territories to mandatory states entrusted with the development and eventual independence of their mandates
- League Mandate Commission will supervise-With no binding measures
- Mandatory states will rule according to the Articles of the League's charter for mandates
Secret Agreements during WWI
1916
GB & FR
France gets 4/5 of German colonies in East Africa
Britain was trying to boost French Morale during the war
1917
GB & Japan
Japan was promised German Pacific Islands in return for supporting Australia's claims to New Guinea and Eastern Island & New Zealand's claims to Samoa
1916
Sykes Picot Agreement
Fr & GB
Split Ottoman Territories
Jews get a homeland
1915
Treaty of London
GB&FR&IT
FR and GB promised Italy parts of German Colonies in Africa
Chapter 4: International Diplomacy and League of Nations
Establishment and Impact of the Mandate System
- Why was the Mandate System established?
- How successful was it in achieving the goals of the League of Nations?