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| 1887 |
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| Unwilling to concede ground to each other, Britain and France asked their Pacific naval commanders to cooperate to maintain order in New Hebrides and oversee the affairs of their respective nationals. In 1906, this arrangement was institutionalized in the Anglo-French Condominium of the New Hebrides, whereby the two governments agreed to set up a joint administration. | 1 |
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| 1888 |
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| The British established a protectorate over the Cook Islands. | 2 |
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| 1889 |
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| Britain, Germany, and the United States arranged for a joint supervision of the affairs of Samoa. Britain declared a protectorate over Tokelau. | 3 |
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| 1892 |
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| Britain proclaimed a protectorate over the Gilbert and Ellice Islands, annexed in 1915. The islands were introduced to the West through the writings of Sir Arthur Grimble, a long-time administrator. | 4 |
| After several years of procrastination, Britain declared the Solomon Islands a protectorate, to keep other powers out and to secure the islands' labor supply for Queensland and elsewhere. A firmer administrative structure was created in 1896. | 5 |
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| 1893, Jan |
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| A coup d'état overthrew the monarchy in Hawaii and set up a provisional government under Sanford B. Dole. The Republic of Hawaii was proclaimed on July 4, 1894. A reluctant and indignant Queen Liliuokalani abdicated her throne. | 6 |
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| 1898, Aug. 12 |
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| Formal transfer of the Hawaiian Islands to the United States took place. By the war with Spain, the United States secured the Philippines and Guam. | 7 |
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| 1899 |
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| By purchase, the Germans secured from Spain the Marianas (Ladrone) and the Palau Islands. Through the abolition of the monarchy and the partition of Samoa, the United States retained Tutuila. With the Anglo-German Treaty, Britain relinquished rights to Savaii and Upolu in favor of Germany. As compensation, Britain secured parts of the Solomons and concessions in Tonga. | 8 |
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| 1900 |
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| Tonga was declared a British protectorate. Niue became a British possession. | 9 |
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| April 30 |
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| Hawaii was organized as a territory of the United States. Unlike Puerto Rico, Hawaii paid its tariff duties, internal revenue collections, and income tax to the federal government. Large-scale immigration of Asian, particularly Japanese, labor into Hawaii began. In 1910, its total population was 192,000, of whom only 26,000 were Hawaiians and 12,500 part-Hawaiians; on the other hand, there were 80,000 Japanese and 21,500 Chinese. | 10 |
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