The Mandate System and Self-Determination
Examine the post-WWI redrawing of borders and the application of self-determination.
Key Questions
- Critique the Mandate System as a continuation of imperialism under a new name.
- Analyze how the principle of self-determination was selectively applied.
- Predict the long-term consequences of new borders in the Middle East.
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