German Samoa

This article is about the specific polity German Samoa and therefore only includes events related to its territory and not to its possessions or colonies. If you are interested in the possession, this is the link to the article about the nation which includes all possessions as well as all the different incarnations of the nation.

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Was a German protectorate from 1900 consisting of the islands of Upolu, Savai'i, Apolima and Manono. The protectorate emerged during the Samoan Civil War where the Paramountcy of Samoa was divided between Germany and the United States. It ended during World War I, when it was occupied by forces of the Entente.

Establishment

Chronology

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1. Second Samoan Civil War

Was a civil war in Samoa with the involvement of the western countries that resulted in the partition of the archipleago between Germany and the United States of America.

1.1.Tripartite Convention of 1899

Was a convention that ended the Second Samoan Civil War with the partition of the Samoan Islands into American Samoa and German Samoa.

2. World War I

Was a global conflict between two coalitions, the Allies (primarily France, the United Kingdom, Russia, Italy, Japan, and the United States) and the Central Powers (led by Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire). It was mainly caused by the competition of the western countries over domain in Europe and in the rest of the world with their colonial empires. The war ended with the defeat of the Central Powers. The war also caused the Russian Revolution and the ensuing Russian Civil War.

2.1.World War I Pacific Theatre

Was the Pacific theatre of World War I.

Disestablishment