Question

According to the Treaty of Versailles, all of the German colonies in Africa and Asia were __________.

Select one of the options below as your answer:
a. returned to German control
b. taken over as colonies by the Allies
c. assigned to winning nations as mandates under the League of Nations
d. granted their independence under supervision by the League of Nations

Answer 1

According to the Treaty of Versailles, all of the German colonies in Africa and Asia were "c. assigned to winning nations as mandates under the League of Nations," since many countries wanted capitalize on the German loss.