United States administration of Wake Island
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The United States administration of Wake Island was the period when the U.S. governed and controlled the remote Pacific atoll as a strategic military outpost prior to its capture by Japan in World War II.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical period
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territorial administration ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
United States Department of the Navy
NERFINISHED
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United States Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ United States government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Wake Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToPeriodBefore | Battle of Wake Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictContext | prelude to Pacific War ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| defensiveInstallations |
anti-aircraft batteries
ⓘ
coastal artillery ⓘ |
| endCause | Japanese capture of Wake Island ⓘ |
| endTime |
1941
ⓘ
World War II era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Japanese occupation of Wake Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geopoliticalContext | U.S.–Japan rivalry in the Pacific ⓘ |
| governingPower | United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLegalBasis | U.S. annexation of Wake Island in 1899 ⓘ |
| hasStrategicRole |
Pacific defense
ⓘ
trans-Pacific aviation route ⓘ |
| infrastructureDevelopment |
harbor and docking facilities
ⓘ
runways and airstrips ⓘ |
| legalStatusDuringPeriod | U.S.-controlled atoll ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Micronesia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| militaryBranchInvolved |
United States Army Air Corps
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Marine Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
U.S. Pacific island possessions
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States overseas territorial administration ⓘ |
| populationCharacteristic |
absence of permanent civilian population
ⓘ
primarily military personnel ⓘ |
| precededBy | uninhabited status of Wake Island ⓘ |
| region | Central Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Battle of Wake Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Japanese occupation of Wake Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
construction of airfield on Wake Island
ⓘ
construction of military facilities on Wake Island ⓘ fortification of Wake Island prior to World War II ⓘ |
| startTime |
1899
ⓘ
19th century ⓘ |
| territorialStatus | unincorporated U.S. possession ⓘ |
| timePeriod | pre–World War II era ⓘ |
| transportRole | refueling stop for trans-Pacific flights ⓘ |
| usedFor |
air base
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military purposes ⓘ naval base ⓘ strategic outpost ⓘ |
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