Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands

Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands was a colony in Micronesia (Oceania) that lasted from 1947 to 1994 CE, about 47 years. Its people spoke Germanic languages (Gothic, Frankish, English, German, Dutch, Norse).

The United States ran Micronesia for the UN and tested nuclear weapons at Bikini and Enewetak. It split into the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, Palau and the Northern Marianas.

See Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates

1947 to 1994 CE

Duration

47 years

Type

Colony

Region

Micronesia, Oceania

Language family

Germanic

Capital

Saipan

Came from

• South Seas Mandate 1914 to 1945 CE

Became

• Federated States of Micronesia 1986 CE to the present
• Marshall Islands 1986 CE to the present
• Palau 1994 CE to the present

Events in Oceania during its time

• 1992 Mabo decision

Neighbours in Oceania

• Commonwealth of Australia 1901 CE to the present
• New Zealand 1907 CE to the present
• Papua New Guinea 1975 CE to the present
• French Polynesia 1842 CE to the present
• Kingdom of Tonga 1845 CE to the present
• French New Caledonia 1853 CE to the present
• Chilean Rapa Nui 1888 CE to the present
• Dutch New Guinea 1828 to 1962 CE
• Guam (US territory) 1898 CE to the present
• American Samoa 1900 CE to the present

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE, North and West Africa
• Portuguese Empire 1415 to 1999 CE, Europe
• United States 1776 CE to the present, North America
• United Kingdom 1801 CE to the present, Europe
• Haiti 1804 CE to the present, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
• Dutch East Indies 1800 to 1949 CE, Southeast Asia
• British Raj 1858 to 1947 CE, South Asia
• Indonesia 1945 CE to the present, Southeast Asia
• Empire of Japan 1868 to 1947 CE, East Asia
• Republic of India 1947 CE to the present, South Asia

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