Subsequently, seven other chiefs on seven other islands signed a treaty in German and Marshallese and a final copy witnessed by Rötger on November 1 was sent to the German Foreign Office. The Germans erected a sign declaring a "Imperial German Protectorate" at Jaluit. It has been speculated that the crisis over the Carolines with Spain, which almost provoked a war, was in fact "a feint to cover the acquisition of the Marshall Islands", which went almost unnoticed at the time, despite the islands being the largest source of copra in Micronesia. Spain sold the islands to Germany in 1884 through papal mediation. COUNT 5
QSN1 On what day was a final treaty signed between the Marshall Islands chiefs and the Germans? ANS1 November 1 QSN2 What status did the Marshall Islands have in Germany? ANS2 Imperial German Protectorate QSN3 What nation had control of the Carolines? ANS3 Spain QSN4 What notable resource was available in the Marshall Islands? ANS4 copra QSN5 In what year did Germany buy the Marshalls from Spain? ANS5 1884