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How Did the League of Nations Mandate System Actually Work? - Sacred Trust and Imperial Practice in the Post-WWI World | Sleepy Facts About History
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In the winter of 1919, diplomats in Paris faced a unprecedented question: what should happen to the colonies of the defeated German and Ottoman empires? Rather than simple annexation, the victorious powers created the League of Nations mandate system, a framework designed to hold imperial rule answerable to international language. Territories would be held in trust, guided toward self-government by advanced nations, and overseen by a new diplomatic body in Geneva.
This episode examines how…
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