Carolines Question
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The Carolines Question was a conflict between the German Empire and the Kingdom of Spain over the sovereignty of the Caroline Islands and Palau in the western Pacific. It took place in 1885, at the beginning of the German colonial empire and towards the end of the Spanish Empire.
Raising the German flag on Mioko Island in November 1884
Caricature in the Kladderadatsch weekly magazine from 27 December 1885: „Pope Leo XIII. as arbiter in the Carolines Question between Germany and Spain, felling a truly Solomonic verdict concerning the partition of the problem child, so that both sides call out in satisfaction: "So start cutting!"
Transfer of the western Carolines and Palau from Spain to Germany, Yap, 3. November 1899