Question
world war two in turope begins.
15.Read the passage below from article 22 of the League of Nations Covenant. How does
it propose to deal with the issue of the newly formed territories taken from the
defeated powers after the First World War?
"To those colonies and territories which as a consequence of the late war have ceased to be
under the sovereianty of the States which formerly governed them and which are inhabited by
peoples not yet able to stand by themselves under the strenuous conditions of the modern
world, there should be applied the principle that the well-being and development of such
peoples form a sacred trust of civilization and that securities for the performance of this trust
should be embodied in this Covenant.
The best method of giving practical effect to this principle is that the tutelage of such
peoples should be entrusted to advanced nations who by reason of their resources, their
experience or their geographical position can best undertake this responsibility, and who are
willing to accept it, and that this tutelage should be exercised by them as Mandatories on
behalf of the League.
The character of the mandate must differ according to the stage of the development of the
people, the geographical situation of the territory, its economic conditions and other similar
circumstances.
Answer
The League of Nations Covenant proposed that advanced nations should act as Mandatories on behalf of the League to provide tutelage to newly formed territories taken from the defeated powers after the First World War, taking into account the stage of development of the people, the geographical situation of the territory, its economic conditions and other similar circumstances.