Unlike earlier time periods, at the end of World War I the colonial territories of Germany and the Ottoman Empire were
A)parceled out among the victorious allies.
B)transferred under the League of Nations to countries that would rule them as "mandates" until eventual self-rule.
C)allowed to remain under the control of Germany and Turkey.
D)given independence.
E)None of the above is true.

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The Treaty of Versailles and the Treaty of Sèvres, which ended World War I and addressed the territories of Germany and the Ottoman Empire respectively, both involved the transfer of these territories to the control of the League of Nations as mandates. The idea was that these territories would eventually be able to govern themselves, but in the meantime they would be overseen by more established nations.

Unlike Earlier Time Periods, at the End of World War