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These were German colonies established in the Pacific: German New Guinea, 1884–1919 Kaiser-Wilhelmsland, 1885–1914; Bismarck Archipelago, 1885–1914; German Solomon Islands Protectorate, 1885–1914 Bougainville Island, 1885–1914; Buka Island, 1885–1914; Choiseul Island, 1885–1900; Shortland Islands, 1885–1900; Santa Isabel Island ...
It gave an impetus to German assertiveness as a world economic and military power, aimed at competing with France and the British Empire for world power. German colonial rule in Africa 1884–1914 was an expression of nationalism and moral superiority that was justified by constructing an image of the natives as "Other".
7 August – World War I: French and British forces invade and occupy the German colony of Togoland. 9 August: World War I: Battle of Mulhouse begins, the opening attack of by the French army against Germany. World War I: The German submarine Unterseeboot 15 is sunk by the British HMS Birmingham. [1] 23 August. The Republic of China cancels the ...
1914 establishments in the German colonial empire (1 C) G. 1914 in German East Africa (3 P) 1914 in German New Guinea (1 C, 4 P) 1914 in German South West Africa (1 C ...
It was located at Berlin’s Mauerstrasse, in proximity to the Colonial Office. At the beginning of the First World War in 1914, there were three Schutztruppe military commands, one in each of the German colonial regions in East Africa, South-West Africa, and in Kamerun, subordinate to each governor.
British America (New Britain) . Canada. Island of St. John; Rupert's Land (A private estate stretching from the Atlantic to the Rocky Mountains, and from the prairies to the Arctic Circle.
[citation needed] The effective alliance between Germany and Austria played a major role in Germany's decision to enter World War I in 1914. [ citation needed ] Bismarck announced there would be no more territorial additions to Germany in Europe, and his diplomacy after 1871 was focused on stabilizing the European system and preventing any wars.
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