As a result of world war i, what happened to the foreign colonies held by european powers? a .residents of the colonies were allowed to vote to determine their future. b . the treaty of versailles made it illegal for countries to have colonies. c. germany was forced to give up its colonies to the allies. d. the united states seized control of all of germany’s colonies.

 C. Germany was forced to give up its colonies to the Allies.

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Germany and the Ottoman empire were forced to give up their colonies, and a mandate system authorized a member nation of the League of Nations to govern a former German or Turkish colonial area after the conclusion of World War I.  

The League of Nations created a system for governing former German and Ottoman territories, called "the mandate system."  There were mandate territories for former German territories in Africa and Asia, as well for former Ottoman territories in the Middle East.  

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