In 1914, Japan joined the Entente during World War I and captured various German Empire colonies, including several in Micronesia. On September 29, 1914, Japanese troops occupied the Enewetak Atoll, and on September 30, 1914, the Jaluit Atoll, the administrative centre of the Marshall Islands. After the war, on June 28, 1919, Germany signed (under protest) the Treaty of Versailles. It renounced all of its Pacific possessions, including the Marshall Islands. On December 17, 1920, the Council of the League of Nations approved the South Pacific Mandate for Japan to take over all former German colonies in the Pacific Ocean located north of the Equator. The Administrative Centre of the Marshall Islands archipelago remained Jaluit. COUNT 5
QSN1 On what date did the Japanese land on Enewetak? ANS1 September 29, 1914 QSN2 What military alliance did the Japanese join in the First World War? ANS2 the Entente QSN3 What did the Japanese occupy on September 30, 1914? ANS3 the Jaluit Atoll QSN4 On what date was the Treaty of Versailles signed? ANS4 June 28, 1919 QSN5 When was the South Pacific Mandate for Japan approved? ANS5 December 17, 1920