Germany buys the islands of Marianas, Caroline and Pelew

Historical Context Note

Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)
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In the aftermath of the Spanish-American War of the previous year, Spain loses some of its Pacific colonies to the USA, which leaves the others effectively indefensible. As a result, it sells the Mariana, Caroline and Pelew Islands to Germany.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Germany buys the islands of Marianas, Caroline and Pelew". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 30 December 2011 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=19277, accessed 23 November 2024.]

19277 Germany buys the islands of Marianas, Caroline and Pelew 2 Historical context notes are intended to give basic and preliminary information on a topic. In some cases they will be expanded into longer entries as the Literary Encyclopedia evolves.

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