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Taongi
Which of the Marshall Islands did Salazar most likely see?
Álvaro de Saavedra Cerón
Whose ship was named Florida?
the Maluku Islands
From where did Cerón attempt to cross the Pacific Ocean?
Los Pintados
What did Cerón name the islands from which people threw rocks at his vessel?
Los Jardines
What was the name given to the islands reached by Cerón in October of 1529?
Enewetak or Bikini Atoll
What are two possible modern names for the islands called Los Jardines by Cerón?
Álvaro de Saavedra Cerón
Who was in charge of the ship named Florida?
the Maluku Islands
Where did Cerón's expedition begin?
Los Pintados
What name did Cerón give to the island that might have been Ujelang?
Los Jardines
What group of islands might have been Bikini Atoll or Enewetak?
eight days
How long did Cerón spend on Los Jardines?
Los Barbudos
What was the name given to the island reached by Miguel Lopez de Legazpi on January 9th of 1530?
Mejit
What is thought to be the modern name of the island Legazpi called Los Barbudos?
January 10
On what date did Legazpi's expedition see the island it named Placeres?
Corrales
What name did the expedition give to the island it saw on January 12th?
10°N
What was the location of Corrales?
Miguel López de Legazpi
Who led the expedition involving the ship San Pedro?
Los Barbudos
What did Miguel López de Legazpi call the island discovered on January 9, 1530?
Placeres
What did the Spanish call the island that might have been Ailuk?
January 12
On what day did the Spanish see the island they named Corrales?
Ujelang
What island may have been spotted by the Spanish on January 15?
Captain John Charles Marshall and Thomas Gilbert
Who arrived at the Marshall Islands in 1788?
jolet jen Anij
What do natives of the Marshall Islands call their country?
Adam Johann von Krusenstern
Which Russian was involved in naming the Marshall Islands?
Louis Isidore Duperrey
Which French citizen was involved in naming the Marshall Islands?
Mulgrave
At what island did the Globe arrive in 1824?
Thomas Gilbert
Who notably accompanied John Charles Marshall to the Marshall Islands?
1788
In what year did Marshall and Gilbert go to the islands?
jolet jen Anij
What is the traditional name of the Marshall Islands?
Gifts from God
What is the English translation of the traditional name of the Marshall Islands?
Mulgrave Island
On what island did mutinous American whalers land in 1824?
Captain DonSette
Who was the leader of the group attacked by the people of the Marshall Islands in 1834?
Naiad
What vessel was attacked in 1845?
Glencoe and Sea Nymph
What ships were attacked in 1852?
1857
In what year did missionaries arrive to live in the Marshall Islands?
Ebon
On what island did the Missionaries live with citizens of the Marshall Islands?
Captain DonSette
Who was the captain of the crew killed in 1834?
1845
In what year was the ship Naiad attacked by natives?
schooner
What type of ship was the Naiad?
San Francisco
Out of what city was the Sea Nymph sailing?
Ebon
Where did missionaries live as of 1857?
the Spanish Empire
What nation had a claim on the Marshall Islands as of 1874?
the German Empire
What nation formed a protectorate over the Marshall Islands?
Britain
What nation asserted their rights over the Gilbert and Ellice islands?
SMS Nautilus
On what ship did German ambassadors arrive in the Marshall Islands?
King of the Ralik Islands
What title did the Germans give to Kabua?
November 1
On what day was a final treaty signed between the Marshall Islands chiefs and the Germans?
Imperial German Protectorate
What status did the Marshall Islands have in Germany?
Spain
What nation had control of the Carolines?
copra
What notable resource was available in the Marshall Islands?
1884
In what year did Germany buy the Marshalls from Spain?
the Jaluit Gesellschaft
What company ran the Marshall Islands in the late 19th century?
1905
When did the Jaluit Gesellschaft's administration of the islands end?
the German–Spanish Treaty of 1899
What document was signed in 1899?
the Carolines
Along with the Marianas and Palau, what islands were acquired from Spain in 1899?
the governor of German New Guinea
What official administered Germany's Micronesian possessions?
the Sacred Heart Jesu Society
What Catholic group was Father Erdland a part of?
1914
In what year did Father Erdland leave the Marshall Islands?
1911
In what year was Father Linckens' last visit to the Marshalls?
1912
When was Father Linckens' book published?
1904
In what year did Father Linckens first travel to the Marshalls?
the Meiji Restoration
What notable historical event occurred in Japan in 1868?
East Asia
In what region did the Japanese attempt to build up their power after 1868?
traders
Along with fishermen, what sort of Japanese people visited the Marshalls?
September 29, 1914
On what date did the Japanese land on Enewetak?
the Entente
What military alliance did the Japanese join in the First World War?
the Jaluit Atoll
What did the Japanese occupy on September 30, 1914?
June 28, 1919
On what date was the Treaty of Versailles signed?
December 17, 1920
When was the South Pacific Mandate for Japan approved?
1,000
About how many Japanese emigrated to the Marshalls when it was a Japanese colony?
economic
What was the primary nature of Germany's interest in the Marshall Islands?
land
What was the primary nature of Japan's interest in the Marshall Islands?
Palau
Along with the Mariana Islands, on what island were there more Japanese settlers than indigenous inhabitants?
Matrilineality
What was the traditional social organization of the Marshall Islanders?
the Japanese Patriarchal system
What system of social organization was used in Japan?
March 27, 1933
On what date did the Japanese leave the League of Nations?
Japanese
What language were Marshall Islanders taught in schools while under Japanese colonial administration?
Catholic
Along with Protestants, missionaries from what denomination were allowed to operate in the Marshalls?
6th Fleet
What Japanese fleet was based in the Marshall Islands?
Kwajalein
On what atoll was the 6th Fleet Forces Service based?
defense of the Marshall Islands
What was the mission of the 6th Fleet Forces Service?
World War II
During what conflict did the US occupy the Marshall Islands?
the Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign
What was the name of the campaign in which the US occupied the Marshalls?
1944
In what year did the United States occupy the Marshalls?
one
How many months did it take for the US to occupy Kwajalein Atoll, Majuro and Enewetak?
Wotje
Along with Mili, Maloelap and Jaluit, what parts of the Marshall Islands were not occupied in the first three months of the American campaign?
1943
In what year did American air attacks on the Marshalls begin?
5,100
How large was the Japanese garrison on Mili?
half
What fraction of the Japanese garrison on Mili died due to hunger?
lack of food
Along with injuries, what suffering did the American bombing cause to the Marshall Islanders?
World War II
During what conflict did the US occupy the Marshalls?
Security Council Resolution 21
What resolution of the UN Security Council gave the United States control over the Marshalls?
1947
In what year was the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands created?
Micronesia
What is the name of the broader region that the Marshall Islands are a part of?
1946
In what year did the Cold War begin?
67
How many nuclear weapons were tested in the Marshall Islands between 1946 and 1958?
Castle Bravo
What was the name of the United States' largest atmospheric nuclear test?
108,496
What was the yield of the Castle Bravo bombs in kilotons?
Elugelab
Which of the Marshall Islands was destroyed in a United States hydrogen bomb test?
Project 4.1
What was the name of the US study of nuclear fallout on Bikini Atoll?