The mandate system had the effect of creating new borders and new countries that exist to this day in the Middle East. It also set up some future issues for Middle East conflict.
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When World War I erupted, the Ottoman Empire sided with Germany as part of the "Central Powers." In the end, the Central Powers lost and the Turkish empire of the Ottomans ceased to exist as an empire. Turkey remained as a country, but it lost control over other territories that it had held before.
The League of Nations created a system for governing former German and Ottoman territories, called "the mandate system." The mandate system authorized a member nation of the League of Nations to govern a former German or Turkish colonial area after the conclusion of World War I. There were mandate territories for former German territories in Africa and Asia, as well for former Ottoman territories in the Middle East.
The former Turkish provinces of Syria, Iraq and Palestine in the Middle East were divided into a French mandate territory and British mandate territory. The British mandate rule over Palestine, in particular, has much to do with the history of the development of the Arab-Israeli conflict.
Common law is a system of law based on what the King accepted as the Common Standard. So the answer is B)
The Peace Corps, created by the John Kennedy administration, asked the youth of the privileged American country to share that privilege. In an effort to spread American wealth and influence, the youth were asked to combat communism by creating infrastructure systems and education to impoverished nations. Many Peace Corps workers were sent to countries who had been released from colonial rule following WWII. This program has continued to grow to included medical assistance in addition to building and education programs.
