Key assignment: editorial: is the mandate system positive or negative for post wwi peace?

you will write an editorial that argues if the mandate system is positive/negative for post wwi peace. you can choose the country that you are writing the editorial for to take a side and convince your readers of your opinion. you must use 8 out of the 12 vocabulary words.

editorial grading and requirements:

5 points: choose a country to write it for and take a stand on if the mandate system is positive or negative for post wwi peace. (each country has their own viewpoint on the mandate system so make sure you choose your country appropriately).

5 points: have a catchy headline or title.

30 points: have 3 convincing reasons. in 3 separate paragraphs. with evidence or argument to back it up.

40 points: you must use 8 out of 12 vocabulary words in your editorial. each word should be linked to your argument and used in its own sentence.

10 points: your introduction should grab the reader’s attention and your conclusion should leave the reader with a call to action. both should thoughtfully connect to your argument.

10 points grammar, spelling and structure should be on point. proofread and edit before you turn it in.

editorial point total=100 points

required vocabulary: use 8 out of 12

covenant: similar to the constitution of the league of nations, the binding principles by which members mutually agree to operate.
egalitarian: based on the principle of equality, as in all are created equally.
interventionist: the opposite of isolationist, when a state chooses to make connections with other states or take an active role in world affairs, diplomatically, politically, militarily, economically, etc.
isolationist: a foreign policy by which a state chooses not to make connections with other states. it could take different forms, such as diplomatically, politically, militarily, economically, etc.
mandate: a charge to a nation from the league of nations authorizing the administration and development of a territory or state, such as the former ottoman territories of syria, iraq, palestine and trans-jordan.
mandatory: this is the state authorized to administer said development, such as britain and france.
paternalism: a position in which a stronger state treats a weaker state, like a child that needs to be guided and developed.
sovereign: free, independent, and in no way limited by external authority or influence
sultan: the highest office in the ottoman empire, similar to emperor.
sykes-picot agreement: on may 19, 1916, representatives of great britain and france secretly reach an accord, known as the sykes-picot agreement, by which most of the arab lands under the rule of the ottoman empire are to be divided into british and french spheres of influence with the conclusion of world war i.
fourteen points: president woodrow wilson announced the fourteen points to congress in early 1918. they included public negotiations between nations, freedom of navigation, free trade, self-determination for several nations involved in the war, and the establishment of an association of nations to keep the peace.
league of nations mandate: was a legal status for certain territories transferred from the control of one country to another following wwi