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One of the first land offensives in the Pacific theatre was the invasion of German Samoa on 29–30 August 1914 by New Zealand forces. The campaign to take Samoa ended without bloodshed after over 1,000 New Zealanders landed on the German colony, supported by an Australian and French naval squadron.
English: Australian War map published between 1914 and 1918 with an emphasis on German possessions in the Pacific (German Samoa) and in China. The map shows the area of influence (British, French, USA, German...), although there are some errors : Wallis and Futuna were under French protectorate and not British ; Niue ("Savage island") was under British rule, not American.
English: Colonies and influence zones in Asia and South Pacific circa 1914 (map in English). Français : Colonies et zones d'influence des grandes puissances en Asie et dans le Pacifique aux alentours de 1914 (carte en anglais).
Imperial powers in 1914 Map of Asia for early 20th century. British colonies in East Asia, South Asia, and Southeast Asia: British Burma (1824–1948, merged with India by the British from 1886 to 1937) British Ceylon (1815–1948, now Sri Lanka) British Hong Kong (1842–1997)
File:Blank Asia.png: Map of Asia without national borders Asia98.svg : national primary level divisions as of 1998 Location Map Asia.svg : Gray location map of Asia based off national borders as of 2009
1967 May 30 — The break-away state of Biafra is formed from southern Nigeria. Officially Biafra receives de jure acknowledgement of existence by only a few nations, but has the de facto support of France, Israel, Portugal, and South Africa which provide arms to the state in its war of independence against Nigeria.
A Historical Atlas of South Asia is a historical chronology of the region of South Asia from prehistoric times through the present. It was edited and largely authored by Joseph E. Schwartzberg, professor emeritus of South Asian Studies at the University of Minnesota.
The western portion of the McMahon line drawn on Map 1, that was shared by the British and the Tibetan delegates at the Simla Conference, 1914 The eastern portion of the McMahon line drawn on Map 2, that was shared by the British and the Tibetan delegates at the Simla Conference, 1914 Henry McMahon The McMahon Line forms the basis of the Line of Actual Control and the northern boundary of ...