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Was the name of a colonial entity, created in 1877, for the administration, under a single representative of the British Crown, of a series of Pacific islands.
Establishment
January 1878: Fiji is integrated into the British Western Pacific Territories.
January 1878: In 1877 the islands of Tokelau were declared a British protectorate.
Chronology
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Was a global conflict that lasted from 1939 to 1945 (it started sooner in certain regions) between the Axis Powers (mainly Germany, Japan and Italy) and the Allies (mainly the Soviet Union, the U.S.A., the U.K., China and France). It was the war with more fatalities in history. The war in Asia began when Japan invaded China on July 7, 1937. The war in Europe began when Germany invaded Poland on September 1, 1939. The war ended with the complete defeat of the Axis powers, which were occupied by the Allies.
1.1.World War II (Asia & Pacific)
Was the East Asian, South Asian and Pacific theatre of World War II.
1.1.1.Solomon Islands campaign
Was the battle between the Japanese Empire and the Allies in the Solomon Islands.
1.1.1.1.Japanese Invasion of the Solomon Islands
Japanese forces occupied the Solomon Islands in January 1942.
February 1942: Japanese forces occupied the Solomon Islands in January 1942.
May 1942: Japanese forces occupied Tulagi and nearby islands.
June 1942: The Japanese Navy established small garrisons on the other northern and central Solomon Islands.
1.1.1.2.Operation Cleanslate
Was the occupation of Russell Islands about sixty miles northwest of Guadalcanal by the United States.
February 1942: Unopposed Japanese seizure of the Russell Islands (Operation Cleanslate).
1.1.1.3.Guadalcanal Campaign
Was an Allied offensive against Japanese forces on the island of Guadalcanal and surrounding areas.
August 1942: A British landing force split into two groups, with one group assaulting Guadalcanal, and the other Tulagi, Florida, and nearby islands.
August 1942: The Marines secured the island of Tulagi and nearby islets.
September 1942: British gains on the front line after the battle of Edson Ridge.
October 1942: a force of Marines successfully crossed the Matanikau River.
October 1942: Front line on the Solomon Islands by 23 october (Battle of henderson field).
November 1942: Japanese forces are defeated on the coast at Point Cruz.
November 1942: Allied forces land at Aola Bay.
January 1943: The Allies renewed the offensive on 10 January, reattacking the Japanese on Mount Austen, capturing it on January 23rd.
February 1943: The Japanese evacuate the remaining forces from Guadalcanal. As resistence ends, Guadalcanal is occupied by Allied forces.
1.1.2.Operation Cartwheel
Was a major military operation of the Allies in the Pacific theatre of World War II. Cartwheel was an operation aimed at neutralising the major Japanese base at Rabaul.
June 1943: Allied forces land unopposed at Segi Point (New Georgia).
June 1943: New Georgia Island is occupied by Australian and American forces. Scattered Japanese forces remain on the interior of the island.
July 1943: Allied forces attack Rendova where now most of Japanese forces are concentrated.
August 1943: Allied forces land on Arundel at the southern tip of Nauro Peninsula without opposition.
October 1943: Battle of Vella Lavella. U.S. forces engage Japanese naval forces and take Vella Lavella.
October 1943: British raid on Choiseul.
November 1943: Japanese raid on Choiseul - retreat of the allied forces.
November 1943: Battle of the Treasury Islands. New Zealand 3rd Division, completes elimination of small enemy garrison on Mono.
1.1.3.Japanese Surrender (World War II)
Were the evacuation of the Japanese forces from occupied territories after the formal surrender of the Empire of Japan.
September 1945: Japanese Surrender in the Solomon Islands.
October 1892: From 1892 the Gilbert and Ellice Islands were administered by the British Western Pacific Territories.
March 1893: In 1893 the British declared a protectorate over the southern Solomon Islands of New Georgia, Guadalcanal, Malaita and San Cristobal, and this protectorate became known as the British Solomon Islands Protectorate.
January 1899: In 1898 Britain annexed the Santa Cruz and the Rennell and Bellona Islands.
January 1899: The Pitcairn Islands fall under the administration of the British Western Pacific Territories.
May 1900: Tonga became a protected state under a Treaty of Friendship with Britain.
October 1900: In a document dated 19 October 1900, the "King" and Chiefs of Niue consented to "Queen Victoria taking possession of this island".
November 1900: In the year 1900, under the terms of Treaty of Berlin (14 November 1899), Germany transferred Choiseul, Santa Isabel, the Shortlands and Ontong Java Atoll Islands to the British Solomon Islands Protectorate.
June 1901: "A British Protectorate was declared over Niue, after which the island was integrated into New Zealand.
January 1915: In 1914, Nauru, also known as Pleasant Island, became part of the British Western Pacific Territories.
January 1922: Nauru (Pleasant Island) was a separate British possession from 1914 to 1921.
February 1926: On February 11, 1926, in implementation of a decision of November 4, 1925, the islands of Tokelau came under the administration of New Zealand.
August 1936: Both the UK and the U.S. claimed sovereignty over the Canton and Enderbury Islands since the mid-19th century. The official British claim was formally reasserted on 6 August 1936, and in March 1937 the islands were attached to its Gilbert and Ellice Islands Colony.
January 1953: Establishment of the separate British protectorate over Tonga.
January 1953: In 1952, the Pitcairn Islands, which include Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie, and Oeno Islands, became a British Overseas Territory. Previously, they were under the jurisdiction of the British High Commissioner for the Western Pacific.
October 1970: The Dominion of Fiji became a fully independent Commonwealth realm.
January 1972: British Gilbert and Ellice Islands are administed separately from the British Western Pacific Territories.
July 1978: Independence was obtained, and the name changed to just "Solomon Islands" (without the definite article), in 1978.
Disestablishment
July 1978: Independence was obtained, and the name changed to just "Solomon Islands" (without the definite article), in 1978.
Selected Sources
Williams, M.H. (1989): United States army in World War II - Special Studies - Chronology 1941-1945, p.114
Williams, M.H. (1989): United States army in World War II - Special Studies - Chronology 1941-1945, p.115
Williams, M.H. (1989): United States army in World War II - Special Studies - Chronology 1941-1945, p.116
Williams, M.H. (1989): United States army in World War II - Special Studies - Chronology 1941-1945, p.130
Williams, M.H. (1989): United States army in World War II - Special Studies - Chronology 1941-1945, p.139
Williams, M.H. (1989): United States army in World War II - Special Studies - Chronology 1941-1945, p.146
Williams, M.H. (1989): United States army in World War II - Special Studies - Chronology 1941-1945, p.36
Williams, M.H. (1989): United States army in World War II - Special Studies - Chronology 1941-1945, p.48
Williams, M.H. (1989): United States army in World War II - Special Studies - Chronology 1941-1945, p.58
Williams, M.H. (1989): United States army in World War II - Special Studies - Chronology 1941-1945, p.63
Williams, M.H. (1989): United States army in World War II - Special Studies - Chronology 1941-1945, p.91
British Western Pacific Territories
