The mandate system<span> 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.</span>
Aperture - Opening, or hole
Omnipotence - Present in all places at all times
Vacuity - An empty space. The state, fact, or quality of being vacuous.
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