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Following World War I, an international alliance was formed called the League of Nations. This League set out to free many
of the colonized territories and let these places be managed by thier indigenous people. Altough, the charter stated that
the people were "unable to stand by themselfs." Thus there were mandatory powers to help them. After the war, niether the Germans nor the Ottomans were considered fit trustees. In general, a mandate was a colony under another name.Following World War II, the UN took over as the succesor to the League of Nations. The Mandates Commission was replaced with the Trusteeship Council, and areas that had been known as mandates were now called trusts. Under the Mandate Commission, a mandate remained under the European power without ever really becoming independent. Under the Trusteeship Council, the administering nation was required to set a target date the trust's independence.
After becoming independent and joining the UN, many former colonies banned together for a campaign against colonialism. In this way, trusteeship made a big step to decolonization.
