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    History of the Federated States of Micronesia

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    The Federated States of Micronesia are located on the Caroline Islands in the western Pacific Ocean. The history of the modern Federated States of Micronesia is one of settlement by Micronesians; colonization by Spain, Germany, and Japan; United Nations trusteeship under United States-administered Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands; and gradual independence beginning with the ratification of a sovereign constitution in 1979. Wikipedia

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  2. britannica.com

    Jan 16, 2025Micronesia, country in the western Pacific Ocean. It is composed of more than 600 islands and islets in the Caroline Islands archipelago and is divided roughly along cultural and linguistic lines into the states of Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei, and Kosrae. The capital is Palikir, on the island of Pohnpei.
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    history of Micronesia, a survey of notable events and people in Micronesia. Located in the western Pacific Ocean, Micronesia is composed of more than 600 islands and islets in the Caroline Islands archipelago and is divided roughly along cultural and linguistic lines into the states of—from west to east— Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei, and Kosrae.
  4. en.wikipedia.org

    The history of the modern Federated States of Micronesia is one of settlement by Micronesians; colonization by Spain, Germany, and Japan; United Nations trusteeship under United States -administered Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands; and gradual independence beginning with the ratification of a sovereign constitution in 1979.
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    Micronesian culture, the beliefs and practices of the indigenous peoples of the ethnogeographic group of Pacific Islands known as Micronesia. The region of Micronesia lies between the Philippines and Hawaii and encompasses more than 2,000 islands, most of which are small and many of which are found
  7. Feb 8, 2023Book 1—Bibliography of Micronesia. Definitive edition of an annotated bibliography of printed works about Micronesia arranged in chronological order with an emphasis on history, plus general works, and reference works on the same subjects. Book 2—Ships Through Micronesia.
  8. en.wikipedia.org

    Subregions (Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia and Australasia), as well as sovereign and dependent islands of Oceania Micronesia is one of three major cultural areas of the Pacific Ocean islands, along with Melanesia and Polynesia. Outline of sovereign (dark orange) and dependent islands (bright orange) Micronesia (UK: / ˌmaɪkrəˈniːziə /, US: /- ˈniːʒə / ⓘ) [1] is a subregion of ...
  9. newworldencyclopedia.org

    Micronesia, from the ancient Greek μικρος (small) and νησος (island), is the name of one of the three ethnogeographic areas (with Melanesia and Polynesia) of Oceania, a region in the Pacific Ocean. The Philippines lie to the west, Indonesia to the south west, Papua New Guinea and Melanesia to the south, and Polynesia to the south-east and east.
  10. micronesia.com

    The japanese occupied micronesia in 1914 and in 1920 received the islands as a League of Nations mandate. U.S. forces captured the islands during World War II and, in 1947 they became part of the U.S. Trust Territory. In 1979 the islands became self-governing as the federated states of micronesia. In 1986 the Micronesian islands assumed free-association status with the U.S. and will become ...
  11. historycentral.com

    History Across a distance of nearly 2,000 miles, the archipelago of Micronesia encompasses a land area of only 271 square miles. It is believed that the original inhabitants of Micronesia came from the Philippines and Indonesia about 1500 years before Christ. In 1521, Magellan made landfall in the Marianas and in 1565, Spain laid claim to the islands. In 1899, the Caroline Islands were sold to ...
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