A German trading company, the Jaluit Gesellschaft, administered the islands from 1887 until 1905. They conscripted the islanders as laborers and mistreated them. After the German–Spanish Treaty of 1899, in which Germany acquired the Carolines, Palau, and the Marianas from Spain, Germany placed all of its Micronesian islands, including the Marshalls, under the governor of German New Guinea. COUNT 5
QSN1 What company ran the Marshall Islands in the late 19th century? ANS1 the Jaluit Gesellschaft QSN2 When did the Jaluit Gesellschaft's administration of the islands end? ANS2 1905 QSN3 What document was signed in 1899? ANS3 the German–Spanish Treaty of 1899 QSN4 Along with the Marianas and Palau, what islands were acquired from Spain in 1899? ANS4 the Carolines QSN5 What official administered Germany's Micronesian possessions? ANS5 the governor of German New Guinea