European Colonialism in the Early 20th Century: German Colonies in Asia and the Pacific - From Colonialism to Japanese Mandates, 1910-1929 (via Gale Scholar Accelerate Program)

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With the start of WWI, Japanese forces seized German leased territories in China and occupied the German Pacific colonies. This collection comprises correspondence, studies and reports, cables, maps, and other kinds of documents related to U.S. consular activities. U.S. Consulates were listening posts reporting on the activities of the German colonial governments and later the Japanese mandate authorities, and the activities of the native peoples. Included are materials on Kiauchau (Kiautschou), Solomon Islands, Marshall Islands, Caroline Islands, Pelew (Palau), Mariana Islands, Samoa, German New Guinea and the Bismarck Archipelago.


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