(40 ) what effect did the mandate system have on national borders after world war 1? a) the kingdom of turkey was dissolved into separate nation-states. b) the united states took possession of former german colonies in asia. c) the allied powers took control of territory in the former ottoman empire. d) the central powers stripped russia of its control in eastern europe.

C) The Allied powers took control of territory in the former Ottoman Empire.

Explanation:

The Ottoman Empire allied with Germany during the early 20th century, which led it to join the Central Powers during WWI. Eventually, the Central Powers were defeated and parts of the Ottoman Empire were occupied. This led the empire to be partitioned, and some of its territory (its Middle Eastern territories) passed to European powers such as the United Kingdom and France.

they wanted the u.s. to fight on the side of the central powers.

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