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The main part of German New Guinea was formed by Kaiser-Wilhelmsland, the northeastern part of New Guinea, at present part of Papua New Guinea. The islands in the Bismarck Archipelago situated west of Kaiser-Wilhelmsland and nowadays also belonging to Papua New Guinea, were also part of the protectorate.
In addition most other German lands in the Pacific were part of German New Guinea: the German Solomon Islands ( Buka , Bougainville and several smaller islands), the Carolines, Palau, the Marianas (except for Guam), the Marshall Islands and NauruThis article is a text about the Oceanian country of Nauru . For other meanings, see Nauru (disambiguation Nauru is an island republic in the South Pacific Ocean, formerly known as Pleasant Island . It is the world's smallest independent republic both in.
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On April 1, 1899, the German government formally took control of these lands, and the area became a protectorate. A treaty with Spain, signed later that year on July 30, ensured German control over several island groups in the Pacific, and these were added to the protectorate of German New Guinea. The Marshall Islands were added in 1906.
Following the outbreak of World War I, Australian troops captured Kaiser-Wilhelmsland and the nearby islands in 1914, while Japan occupied most of the remaining Pacific islands. After the Treaty of Versailles of 1919, Germany lost all its colonial possessions, including German New Guinea. It became the Territory of New Guinea under Australian administration until 1949 when it was merged with the Australian territory of Papua to eventually become the northern part of modern Papua New Guinea.