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The Marshall Islands were firstly under the influence of Polynesian or Lapita culture and became a country after being conquered by different countries, which emerged earlier than it did.

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The Marshall Islands were firstly under the influence of Polynesian or Lapita culture. The people were known for being skilled navigators. It became a country after being conquered by different countries, which emerged earlier than it did.

See the fact file below for more information on the Marshall Islands or alternatively, you can download our 27-page Marshall Islands worksheet pack to utilise within the classroom or home environment.

Key Facts & Information

History of the Marshall Islands

  • In 1529, a Spanish navigator named Alvaro Saavedra discovered the Marshall Islands. He noticed that the island’s people lacked sufficient resources for exploitation and mapping, so he left the island right away.
  • British captain Samuel Wallis happened to discover two of the country’s atolls, Rongerik and Rongelap while sailing from Tahiti to Tinian.
  • Two other British naval captains explored Marshall Island a few years later, in 1788. John Marshall and Thomas Gilbert.
  • In 1803, a Russian expedition led by Adam Johann Krusenstern contributed the majority of the country’s mapping, with additional information provided by Otto von Kotzebue’s expeditions in 1815 and 1823.
  • Whalers from the United States paid close attention to the islands in the 1820s.
  • In the 1850s, Protestant missionaries began attempting to convert the islanders to Protestantism.
  • On Jaluit Atoll in 1886, a German coaling station was established. This was accomplished through a treaty with the island’s chiefs and with permission from the United Kingdom, which served as a protectorate over the people.
  • Japan also took advantage of the opportunity in 1914 to take over the islands and administer them as a League of Nations mandate after about five years.
  • During World War II, the United States occupied the Marshall Islands, which were admitted to the United Nations in 1947 and placed under US jurisdiction.
  • After the residents were relocated, Bikini and Enewetak served as an official testing site for US nuclear bombs from 1946 to 1958.
  • The Marshall Islands was granted the right to form its republic and government through a voting process.
  • This signed the Compact of Free Association with the United States.
  • According to the Compact of Free Association, the United States must continue to be responsible for defense and external security, as well as some financial assistance to the republic.
  • The agreement also allowed the United States to use Kwajalein Atoll as a missile testing range. Because of the adverse effects of various tests in different atolls, the Marshall Islands government quickly negotiated for its provisions.
  • Following the dissolution of the Trust Territory in 1990, the republic became a member of the United Nations on September 17, 1991, after a series of renegotiations.

Geography and Climate

  • The Marshalls’ scattered islands cover approximately 180,000 square miles of the Pacific.
  • The Kwajalein Atoll, which surrounds a lagoon with an area of 655 square miles, is the largest of its atolls and the largest in the world.
  • The climate in the Marshall Islands is tropical. Its annual average temperature is 28°C.
  • Precipitation ranges from 20 to 30 inches in the northern atolls to 160 inches in the southern atolls. The majority of the rain falls between October and November.
  • While the soils are generally sandy and have low fertility, the primary vegetation is coconut and pandanus palms, as well as breadfruit trees.

The Marshallese

  • Micronesians are the indigenous people of the Marshall Islands. They are known as Marshallese.
  • Because they are the most populous atolls, Majuro and Kwajalein are considered urban centers. They control three-fourths of the Marshalls’ population when the numbers are added up.
  • Today, most Marshallese is Christian due to the efforts of American missionaries who brought Christianity to the country in the 1950s.
  • The only languages spoken are Marshallese and English.

Marshall Islands Worksheets

This is a fantastic bundle that includes everything you need to know about the Marshall Islands across 27 in-depth pages. These are ready-to-use worksheets that are perfect for teaching students about the Marshall Islands which became a country after being conquered by different countries, which emerged earlier than it did.

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Complete List Of Included Worksheets

  • Marshall Islands Facts 
  • Meaningful Voyage
  • Waves of the Past
  • Controver-Sea
  • Navigate the Letters
  • Loc-Atoll
  • Economic Asset
  • Vegetative Drawings
  • Symbol of the Marshalls
  • Ten Facts to Tell
  • Present Islanders

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