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Treaty of Versailles —...

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The 1919 peace treaty that ended World War I with Germany. Important terms included war guilt, reparations, territorial losses, and limits on German military power. (Know consequences and how Germans reacted.)

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Self-determination —...

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The idea, promoted by Woodrow Wilson, that ethnic groups should have the right to form their own nations. Applied unevenly after WWI; it influenced mandates in the Middle East.

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Mandates

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(League of Nations mandates) — Territories taken from defeated Central Powers and administered by Allied powers (e.g., Britain, France) under League supervision (e.g., former Ottoman lands like Iraq, Palestine, Syria, Lebanon).