[DOC] [TLE] Free Flashcards about ISLANDS - StudyStack [PAR] THE FIRST JAPANESE POSSESSION THE U.S. TOOK IN WWII WAS 
KWAJALEIN, AN ISLAND IN THE GROUP NAMED FOR THIS EXPLORER, JOHN
... [DOC] [TLE] Marshall Islands - Wikipedia [PAR] The Marshall Islands, officially the Republic of the Marshall Islands (Marshallese: 
Aolepn Aorkin Maje), is an island country located near the equator in the 
Pacific Ocean, slightly west of the International Date Line. Geographically, the 
country is part of the larger island group of Micronesia. ... The islands derive their 
name from British explorer John Marshall, who... [DOC] [TLE] Wake Island - Wikipedia [PAR] Wake Island is a coral atoll located in the western Pacific Ocean in the 
northeastern area of the ... Wake Island remained occupied by Japanese forces 
until the end of the war; the garrison surrendered the ..... this 17th day of January, 
1899, took: possession of the Atoll known as Wake: Island for the United States of 
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New Guinea, Fiji .... The original inhabitants of the group of islands now named 
Melanesia were likely .... Abel Tasman was the first known European explorer to 
reach the islands of Van ..... The attack led to the United States' entry into World 
War II. [DOC] [TLE] Bikini Atoll - Wikipedia [PAR] Bikini Atoll is an atoll in the Marshall Islands. The atoll consists of 23 islands 
totaling 3.4 square ... Before World War II, the atoll was known by its Baltic 
German name as .... One of the most significant family events is the first birthday 
of a child .... became independent while the United States took possession of 
Puerto Rico... [DOC] [TLE] Kwajalein Atoll - Wikipedia [PAR] Kwajalein Atoll is part of the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI). The 
southernmost and largest island in the atoll is named Kwajalein Island, ... Islands 
often have alternate names: the first is the Marshallese name, the second was ... 
somewhat arbitrarily by the US Navy prior to their attack on the atoll during World 
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Army troops launched an amphibious assault on ... Kwajalein Island and the 
nearby islets of Roi and Namur were the first of the Marshall Islands to be ... By 
the beginning of World War II, Japan had established the Marshalls as an integral 
part of its... [DOC] [TLE] History of the Marshall Islands - Topics [PAR] They were named by Krusenstern , after English explorer John Marshall , who ... 
on Kwajalein atoll and U.S. Marines and Army troops later took control of the ... 
The Battle of Eniwetok was a battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II ... to 
retain possession until the islands were captured by Japan during World War I . 
The... [DOC] [TLE] Marshall Islands: History - Triposo [PAR] On August 21, he sighted an island at 14N that he named "San Bartolome". ... 
He stood off a group of islands from which local inhabitants hurled stones at his 
ship. ... for eight days, exchanged gifts with the local inhabitants and took on 
water. .... In World War II, the United States, during the Gilbert and Marshall 
Islands... [DOC] [TLE] Where Is Micronesians Situated History Essay [PAR] Mar 23, 2015 ... Micronesia is the name for the small islands of the Pacific Ocean Islands (
Oceana). ... Today Micronesians include people of European, Japanese and 
other ethnic origins. ... There are four main groups of islands in Micronesia: 
Carolines, .... After World War II the United States took possession of the... [DOC] [TLE] The History Place - Timeline of Pacific War [PAR] Sequence of events of World War II in the Pacific, 1941 - 1945. ... December 15, 
1941 - First Japanese merchant ship sunk by a U.S. submarine. ... February 24, 
1942 - ENTERPRISE attacks Japanese on Wake Island. ... August 8, 1942 - U.S. 
Marines take the unfinished airfield on Guadalcanal and name it Henderson

Question: The first Japanese possession the U.S. took in WWII was Kwajalein, an island in the group named for this explorer
Answer: John Marshall