Fоllоwing Wоrld Wаr I, the former colonies of the defeаted Centrаl Powers were managed through [BLANK-1]. Although this was ostensibly for the benefit of the people of these regions, it was essentially a reimagined form of nineteenth-century imperialism in practice. France received Syria while Iraq, Palestine, and Transjordan came under British control. The U.S. declined an official role in the process..