League of Nations Class C mandate
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The League of Nations Class C mandate was a category of colonial administration applied to sparsely populated or remote territories, placing them under the control of a mandatory power to be governed as integral parts of its own territory under international oversight.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| League of Nations Class B mandate | 1 |
| League of Nations Class C Mandate | 1 |
| League of Nations Class C mandate canonical | 1 |
| League of Nations Mandate for the South Seas Mandate | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: League of Nations Class C mandate Context triple: [Territory of New Guinea, legalStatus, League of Nations Class C mandate]
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A.
League of Nations mandates over former Ottoman Arab provinces
The League of Nations mandates over former Ottoman Arab provinces were a system of international administration, primarily by Britain and France, that governed much of the Arab Middle East after World War I and laid the groundwork for several modern states.
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B.
League of Nations Permanent Mandates Commission
The League of Nations Permanent Mandates Commission was an international oversight body that monitored and advised on the administration of mandated territories entrusted to various powers after World War I.
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C.
League of Nations mandate under Australian administration
The League of Nations mandate under Australian administration was an international trusteeship arrangement that placed former German New Guinea under Australian control after World War I, with Australia governing the territory on behalf of the League rather than as a sovereign colony.
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D.
French Mandate for Syria and Lebanon
The French Mandate for Syria and Lebanon was a League of Nations mandate administered by France after World War I that laid the groundwork for the modern states of Syria and Lebanon.
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E.
British Iraq Mandate
The British Iraq Mandate was a League of Nations mandate administered by the United Kingdom after World War I that laid the foundations for the modern state of Iraq.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: League of Nations Class C mandate Target entity description: The League of Nations Class C mandate was a category of colonial administration applied to sparsely populated or remote territories, placing them under the control of a mandatory power to be governed as integral parts of its own territory under international oversight.
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A.
League of Nations mandates over former Ottoman Arab provinces
The League of Nations mandates over former Ottoman Arab provinces were a system of international administration, primarily by Britain and France, that governed much of the Arab Middle East after World War I and laid the groundwork for several modern states.
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B.
League of Nations Permanent Mandates Commission
The League of Nations Permanent Mandates Commission was an international oversight body that monitored and advised on the administration of mandated territories entrusted to various powers after World War I.
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C.
League of Nations mandate under Australian administration
The League of Nations mandate under Australian administration was an international trusteeship arrangement that placed former German New Guinea under Australian control after World War I, with Australia governing the territory on behalf of the League rather than as a sovereign colony.
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D.
French Mandate for Syria and Lebanon
The French Mandate for Syria and Lebanon was a League of Nations mandate administered by France after World War I that laid the groundwork for the modern states of Syria and Lebanon.
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E.
British Iraq Mandate
The British Iraq Mandate was a League of Nations mandate administered by the United Kingdom after World War I that laid the foundations for the modern state of Iraq.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
League of Nations mandate category
ⓘ
international legal regime ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Australia
ⓘ
Japan ⓘ New Zealand ⓘ Union of South Africa ⓘ
linked to:
Dominion of South Africa
|
| aimedTo | place colonial administration under international supervision ⓘ |
| appliedBy | League of Nations ⓘ |
| appliedTo |
remote territories
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sparsely populated territories ⓘ |
| characterizedAs | colonial administration category ⓘ |
| classifiedAs | least autonomous category of League mandates ⓘ |
| consideredLessAdvancedThan | Class A mandate territories ⓘ |
| consideredMoreRemoteThan | many Class B mandate territories ⓘ |
| createdUnder | Covenant of the League of Nations ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom |
League of Nations Class A mandate
ⓘ
linked to:
League of Nations mandate system
League of Nations Class B mandate ⓘ
linked to:
League of Nations Class C mandate
|
| endedWith | dissolution of the League of Nations ⓘ |
| geographicCriterion | remoteness from centers of civilization (as defined at the time) ⓘ |
| governanceModel | administered as integral part of mandatory power’s territory ⓘ |
| historicalContext | redistribution of German colonial empire after World War I ⓘ |
| includedTerritory |
German New Guinea (Northeast New Guinea)
ⓘ
linked to:
German New Guinea
Nauru ⓘ Pacific Islands north of the Equator formerly under German control ⓘ South West Africa ⓘ
linked to:
Territory of South West Africa
Western Samoa ⓘ
linked to:
Samoa
|
| influenced | development of later international trusteeship norms ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Article 22 of the Covenant of the League of Nations ⓘ |
| mandatoryPowerObligation |
govern territory in interests of inhabitants and of humanity
ⓘ
submit annual reports to the League of Nations ⓘ |
| mandatoryPowerRight | administer territory under its own laws as integral territory ⓘ |
| monitoredBy | international community through League of Nations organs ⓘ |
| oversightBy |
Council of the League of Nations
ⓘ
Permanent Mandates Commission ⓘ |
| politicalEffect | extended de facto colonial control of mandatory powers ⓘ |
| populationCriterion | very low population density ⓘ |
| purpose | administration of former German and Ottoman territories after World War I ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
colonialism
ⓘ
international trusteeship ⓘ self‑determination ⓘ |
| startPeriod | post–World War I era ⓘ |
| successorRegime |
United Nations Trust Territory system
ⓘ
linked to:
United Nations trusteeship system
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| supervisionMechanism | mandatory powers’ reports examined by Permanent Mandates Commission ⓘ |
| timeFrame | approximately 1920s to 1940s ⓘ |
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Subject: League of Nations Class C mandate Description of subject: The League of Nations Class C mandate was a category of colonial administration applied to sparsely populated or remote territories, placing them under the control of a mandatory power to be governed as integral parts of its own territory under international oversight.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
United Nations Trusteeship Agreement for the Former Japanese Mandated Islands
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League of Nations Mandate for the South Seas Mandate
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linked to: League of Nations Class C mandate
linked to: League of Nations Class C mandate
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