In 1946, Polynesians were granted French citizenship and the islands' status was changed to an overseas territory; the islands' name was changed in 1957 to Polynésie Fran?aise (French Polynesia).Aus ...
Main article: History of BougainvilleThe Australian government estimated that anywhere between 15,000 to 20,000 people could have died in the Bougainville Civil War. More conservative estimates put th ...
Main articles: 1987 Fijian coups d'état, Fiji coup of 2000, and 2006 Fijian coup d'étatThe burnt out remains of Govinda's Restaurant in Suva: over 100 shops and businesses were ransacked in Suva's c ...
Due to its low population, Oceania was a popular location for atmospheric and underground nuclear tests. Tests were conducted in various locations by the United Kingdom (Operation Grapple and Operatio ...
Main articles: Attack on Pearl Harbor and Pacific WarThe Pacific front saw major action during the Second World War, mainly between the belligerents Japan and the United States.The attack on Pearl Har ...
The Asian and Pacific Theatre of World War I was a conquest of German colonial possession in the Pacific Ocean and China. The most significant military action was the Siege of Tsingtao in what is now ...
See also: Samoan Civil War, Second Samoan Civil War, Siege of Apia, and German SamoaWrecked vessels at Apia. 1889.SMS Adler wrecked at Apia. 1889.The Samoan Crisis was a confrontation standoff between ...
British colonisation In 1789 the Mutiny on the Bounty against William Bligh led to several of the mutineers escaping the Royal Navy and settling on Pitcairn Islands, which later became a British colon ...
In 1766 the Royal Society engaged James Cook to travel to the Pacific Ocean to observe and record the transit of Venus across the Sun. The expedition sailed from England on 26 August 1768, rounded Cap ...
Ferdinand Magellan and the Manila Galleons The Magellan–Elcano voyage. Victoria, one of the original five ships, circumnavigated the globe after the death of Ferdinand Magellan.Oceania was explored b ...
Prehistory Polynesia theories See also: Polynesia#History_of_the_Polynesian_people, Early history of Tonga, and FijiAustronesians expansion map (French)The Polynesian people are considered to be by li ...
