What Was Meant by the Concept of a Mandate in Geopolitical

Multiple Choice

What was meant by the concept of a mandate in geopolitical terms?

A) Mandates were permission to extract oil.
B) Mandates were locations set aside as colonies.
C) Mandates were essentially occupied territories.
D) Mandates were compulsory rules for Arabs.
E) Mandates were areas liberated from the Germans.