Unlike earlier time periods, at the end of World War I the colonial territories of Germany and the Ottoman Empire were

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The colonial territories of Germany and the Ottoman Empire were transferred under the League of Nations to countries that would rule them as "mandates" until eventual self-rule. This was a new concept introduced after World War I, where the mandate system was established to oversee the administration of former colonies and territories of defeated powers. The League of Nations granted certain mandates to specific countries to prepare them for eventual independence.

Unlike Earlier Time Periods, at the End of World War