19th century Imperialism hits Samoa as Germans
establish colony
* Create
infrastructure: roads, buildings, schools (for German students only), governing
body * Expand
nationalistic ideals without regard to native population *Create
new market for goods, exploit natural resources *Bring
technology
World War I Aftermath:
Germans expelled by NATO
*British
take over governing Islands with New Zealand (already under British system) as
the overseer
20th Century
* Samoans
petition for independence; it’s granted 1942 * Divisions
between three kings until new government is established; fully independent in
1962 *New
model for education established |
| Samoa in geographic relation to other nations |
