# 24. Epilogue

- Kees van Dijk

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## Chapters in this book

- Frontmatter 1

- Contents 5

- Foreword 9

- 1. Steam and Istmus Canals 13

- 2. Rivalries in the Western Pacific 21

- 3. Planters, Traders and Labour in the South Pacific 43

- 4. Fiji: The Start of Anglo-German Rivalry in the Pacific 63

- 5. The Samoa Conflict 81

- 6. Germany Enters the Colonial Race 97

- 7. The New Guinea Protectorates 121

- 8. Great Britain, Russia and the Central Asian Question 147

- 9. Samoa Remains a Source of International Tension 161

- 10. The Emerging Economic World Powers 177

- 11. Great Britain, France and Southeast Asia 201

- 12. The French Expansion Westwards into Southeast Asia 227

- 13. Russia, Japan and the Chinese Empire 245

- 14. Thailand and Beyond 267

- 15. The Scramble for China: The Bay of Jiaozhou and Port Arthur 295

- 16. The British Reaction: Wei-Hai-Wei 317

- 17. The Scramble for China Continues: Guangzhouwan and Tibet 337

- 18. The Failed Annexation of Hawaii 359

- 19. The United States Becomes a Colonial Empire 381

- 20. The Partition of Samoa 401

- 21. The Russo-Japanese War 417

- 22. Great Britain’s Search for Secure Colonial Frontiers 439

- 23. The United States, Japan and the Pacific Ocean 463

- 24. Epilogue 489

- Bibliography 499

- Index 511

- List of Treaties, Agreements and Joint Statements mentioned 521

## Chapters in this book

- Frontmatter 1

- Contents 5

- Foreword 9

- 1. Steam and Istmus Canals 13

- 2. Rivalries in the Western Pacific 21

- 3. Planters, Traders and Labour in the South Pacific 43

- 4. Fiji: The Start of Anglo-German Rivalry in the Pacific 63

- 5. The Samoa Conflict 81

- 6. Germany Enters the Colonial Race 97

- 7. The New Guinea Protectorates 121

- 8. Great Britain, Russia and the Central Asian Question 147

- 9. Samoa Remains a Source of International Tension 161

- 10. The Emerging Economic World Powers 177

- 11. Great Britain, France and Southeast Asia 201

- 12. The French Expansion Westwards into Southeast Asia 227

- 13. Russia, Japan and the Chinese Empire 245

- 14. Thailand and Beyond 267

- 15. The Scramble for China: The Bay of Jiaozhou and Port Arthur 295

- 16. The British Reaction: Wei-Hai-Wei 317

- 17. The Scramble for China Continues: Guangzhouwan and Tibet 337

- 18. The Failed Annexation of Hawaii 359

- 19. The United States Becomes a Colonial Empire 381

- 20. The Partition of Samoa 401

- 21. The Russo-Japanese War 417

- 22. Great Britain’s Search for Secure Colonial Frontiers 439

- 23. The United States, Japan and the Pacific Ocean 463

- 24. Epilogue 489

- Bibliography 499

- Index 511

- List of Treaties, Agreements and Joint Statements mentioned 521