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    History of Nauru

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    History of Nauru, is about Nauru, an island country in the Pacific Ocean. Human activity is thought to have begun roughly 3,000 years ago when clans settled the island. A people and culture developed on the island, the Nauru which had 12 tribes. At the end of the 1700s, a British ship came, and this was the first known contact with the outside world. The British ship called it "pleasant island" and it was a friendly greeting; the British sailed on. Thirty years later, in 1830, an escaped Irish convict took over the island and was finally evicted in 1841. There were scattered interactions with passing vessels and trade. In the mid-to-late 19th century, a devastating civil war started, which took the lives of many Nauru. This war was ended when Germany annexed the island in 1888, and negotiations ended the fighting. In the 1900s, phosphate mining started, and the Germans built some modern facilities on the island. Wikipedia

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    History of Nauru, is about Nauru, an island country in the Pacific Ocean. Human activity is thought to have begun roughly 3,000 years ago when clans settled the island. A people and culture developed on the island, the Nauru which had 12 tribes. At the end of the 1700s, a British ship came, and this was the first known contact with the outside ...
  3. britannica.com

    Jan 13, 2025As one consequence of its colonial history, Nauru is within the Australian monetary system, and Australian currency is the country's legal tender. Transportation on the island is good. A paved road system links all villages. Surface transportation to other destinations is difficult. Because there are no wharves or natural harbours, passengers ...
  4. thereader.mitpress.mit.edu

    Nauruans "have a long history of being taken to the cleaners by crooks." Worse economic news was still to come. In 2005, phosphate exports fell to a record low of 8,000 metric tons. That same year Nauru began to require a "physical presence" to license a bank in the country, effectively ending offshore banking.
  5. britannica.com

    Jan 13, 2025Nauru - Phosphate Mining, WWII, Geopolitics: The origin of the first inhabitants of Nauru and when they reached the island remain unknown. A long period of relative isolation is believed to account for the distinctiveness of the indigenous language. By the time of the arrival of Europeans in the early 18th century, Nauruan society consisted of 12 matrilineal kinship groups, each having a chief.
  6. en.wikipedia.org

    Nauru (/ n ɑː ˈ uː r uː / nah-OO-roo [13] or / ˈ n aʊ r uː / NOW-roo; [14] Nauruan: Naoero), officially the Republic of Nauru (Nauruan: Repubrikin Naoero) and formerly known as Pleasant Island, is an island country in Micronesia, part of the Oceania region in the Central Pacific.It is a microstate and its nearest neighbour is Banaba of Kiribati about 300 km (190 mi) to the east.
  7. worldofhistorycheatsheet.com

    Jul 16, 2024Nauru, a small island nation in the central Pacific Ocean, has a unique history marked by colonial exploitation, economic booms and busts, and efforts toward sustainability and development.. Pre-Colonial Period Early Inhabitants: Nauru was first settled by Micronesian and Polynesian peoples around 3,000 years ago. The island was divided into 12 clans or tribes, and the Nauruan society was ...
  8. everyculture.com

    World War II left a major mark on the history of Nauru. In 1942, the Japanese invaded, bringing some seven thousand men and military installations and building three runways. Two-thirds of the population was deported to Truk, an atoll to the north, where one-third died of starvation and disease. ...
  9. kids.kiddle.co

    Dec 5, 2024During World War II, Nauru was subject to significant damage from both Axis (German and Japanese) and Allied forces. On 6 and 7 December 1940 the Nazi German auxiliary cruisers Orion and Komet sank four merchant ships.On the next day, Komet shelled Nauru's phosphate mining areas, oil storage depots, and the shiploading cantilever. The attacks seriously disrupted phosphate supplies to Australia ...
  10. earth-site.co.uk

    Sep 5, 2024What is the history of Nauru? Nauru has a rich history that dates back thousands of years. It was originally settled by Micronesian and Polynesian people and was later colonized by Germany, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, and Australia. When was Nauru first settled? Nauru was first settled by Micronesian and Polynesian people around 1000 B.C.
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