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Caroline Islands
Caroline Islands archipelago, c.830 sq mi (2,150 sq km), W Pacific, just north of the equator. The largest islands are Palau (Belau), Yap , Chuuk (Truk), Pohnpei (Ponape), and Kosrae. The islands are fertile and rich in minerals. There are deposits of phosphate, guano, bauxite, and iron; coconuts, sugarcane, and tapioca are produced. The chief exports are dried bonito, copra, and tapioca. Most of the inhabitants are Micronesian, but in the eastern islands there are some Polynesians. There is evidence of Chinese contact with the western islands in the 7th cent. AD The first Europeans to visit the Carolines were the Spanish in 1526, but the islands did not come under Spain's control until 1886. After the Spanish-American War the islands were sold (1899) to Germany. They were occupied in 1914 by the Japanese, who in 1920 were given a League of Nations mandate over them. Annexed to Japan in 1935, the islands were heavily bombed prior to American occupation during World War II. The Carolines were placed under U.S. administration by the United Nations in 1947, becoming part of the U.S. Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands . The islands are now divided between two separate political entities: the Federated States of Micronesia , which became independent in 1986, and Palau, which became independent in 1994; both nations have compacts of free association with the United States. |
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"Caroline Islands." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Caroline Islands." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-CarolineIs.html "Caroline Islands." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-CarolineIs.html |
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Caroline Islands
CAROLINE ISLANDSCAROLINE ISLANDS. In the American drive across the Central Pacific in World War II, Truk atoll, near the center of the Caroline Islands, was the target of attacks from carrier and land-based bombers in April 1944. Later that year, to protect the right flank of General Douglas MacArthur's return to the Philippines, key positions in the Palaus in the western Carolines were selected for amphibious landings. Pelelieu Island, strongly fortified and defended by about 13,000 Japanese, was assaulted on 15 September. Organized resistance ended on 27 November at the cost of almost 10,500 American casualties. Meanwhile, elements of the Eighty-first Infantry Division captured the neighboring island of Angaur and Ulithi atoll. Ulithi was promptly converted into a major U.S. naval base. BIBLIOGRAPHYHaynes, William E. "On the Road to Tokio." Wisconsin Magazine of History 76, no. 1 (1992): 21–50. Ross, Bill D. Peleliu: Tragic Triumph. New York: Random House, 1991. Smith, Robert Ross. The Approach to the Philippines. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Army Center of Military History, 1996. The original edition was published in 1953. Philip A.Crowl/a. r. See alsoPeleliu ; Philippine Sea, Battle of the ; Philippines ; World War II, Navy in . |
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"Caroline Islands." Dictionary of American History. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Caroline Islands." Dictionary of American History. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3401800683.html "Caroline Islands." Dictionary of American History. 2003. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3401800683.html |
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Caroline Islands
Caroline Islands, Federated States of Micronesia Islas de los Barbudos, Islas de los Jardinos Named in 1528 by Spanish visitors the ‘Islands of the Bearded Ones’, they were renamed in 1542 the ‘Islands of the Gardens’; in 1686 they were renamed again after the Spanish King Charles II†. They were sold to Germany in 1899. In 1914 they were occupied by the Japanese who, in 1921, received a League of Nations mandate to administer them. They were invaded by US forces in 1944 and became part of the UN Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, administered by the USA, in 1947. In 1979 the Caroline Islands, less Palau, were subsumed into the newly created Federated States of Micronesia.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Caroline Islands." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Caroline Islands." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-CarolineIslands.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Caroline Islands." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-CarolineIslands.html |
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Caroline Islands
Caroline Islands, a group of 680 Japanese Pacific islands, islets, and atolls situated between the Mariana Islands and New Guinea. In September 1944, during the Pacific war, US forces occupied Ulithi Atoll, which proved to be a valuable anchorage for the US Pacific Fleet, and two islands in the Palaus. But Ponape and Yap—and Truk, an important Japanese sea and air base—were bypassed by the Americans.
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I. C. B. DEAR and M. R. D. FOOT. "Caroline Islands." The Oxford Companion to World War II. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. I. C. B. DEAR and M. R. D. FOOT. "Caroline Islands." The Oxford Companion to World War II. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O129-CarolineIslands.html I. C. B. DEAR and M. R. D. FOOT. "Caroline Islands." The Oxford Companion to World War II. 2001. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O129-CarolineIslands.html |
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Caroline Islands
Caroline Islands Archipelago of c.600 volcanic islands, coral islets and reefs in the w Pacific Ocean, n of the Equator; part of the US Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. Politically the islands exist as two entities. In 1979 all the islands except the Belau group became the Federated States of Micronesia. Area: 1130sq km (450sq mi).
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"Caroline Islands." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Caroline Islands." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-CarolineIslands.html "Caroline Islands." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-CarolineIslands.html |
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