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1 day ago · The Empire of Japan occupied the islands in the autumn of 1914 at the beginning of World War I. After the war, the Marshalls and other former German Pacific colonies north of the equator became the Japanese South Seas Mandate.
Jun 25, 2024 · Marshall Islands, country in the central Pacific Ocean consisting of some of the easternmost islands of Micronesia.
Jun 25, 2024 · Occupied by the United States in World War II, following heavy fighting at Kwajalein and Enewetak, the Marshall Islands were made part of the United Nations Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands under jurisdiction of the United States in 1947.
Jun 10, 2024 · The Marshall Islands is a sprawling chain of 29 atolls, five islands and 1,225 islets in the western Pacific Ocean between Hawai'i and Australia. About 2,500 years ago, before the Europeans set foot in the Marshall Islands, life for the Marshallese was very different.
5 days ago · Humans arrived in the Marshall Islands in the first millennium B.C. and gradually created permanent settlements on the various atolls. The early inhabitants were skilled navigators who frequently traveled between atolls using stick charts to map the islands.
Jun 28, 2024 · Located in the Pacific Ocean between Hawaii and Guam, the Marshall Islands have a rich and complex history that has shaped its significance and cultural heritage. The Marshall Islands gained global attention during World War II when they were occupied by the United States.
Jun 27, 2024 · At first, beginning in the 1960s when US budget increases created more jobs, there was the drift from the outer islands to the town centers for jobs; then, years later, a modest drift to Guam and the US when the Compact allowed free access to the US and its territories.
