Polity New Zealand (Military Occupation)

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Polity that includes all territories militarly occupied by New Zealand that are not part of a specific military territory.

Establishment

  • August 1914: At the behest of the United Kingdom the colony of German Samoa was invaded unopposed by troops of the Samoa Expeditionary Force.

Chronology

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1. World War I

Was a global conflict between two coalitions, the Allies (primarily France, the United Kingdom, Russia, Italy, Japan, and the United States) and the Central Powers (led by Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire). It was mainly caused by the competition of the western countries over domain in Europe and in the rest of the world with their colonial empires. The war ended with the defeat of the Central Powers. The war also caused the Russian Revolution and the ensuing Russian Civil War.

1.1. World War I Pacific Theatre

Was the Pacific theatre of World War I.

  • August 1914: At the behest of the United Kingdom the colony of German Samoa was invaded unopposed by troops of the Samoa Expeditionary Force.

2. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)

  • December 1920: The League of Nations formally conferred a Class C Mandate over the former German Colony of Samoa to the Dominion of New Zealand.

Disestablishment

  • December 1920: The League of Nations formally conferred a Class C Mandate over the former German Colony of Samoa to the Dominion of New Zealand.