Treaty of Berlin, 1899
The Treaty of Berlin 1899 was an agreement dividing Samoa between the United States and Germany. The British, Germans, and Americans to this point had established trading interests in the islands, but by the time tribal warfare prompted the treaty, the British had abdicated their interest in the islands. Western Samoa went to Bismarck; Eastern Samoa went to McKinley. Power was transferred 10 June 1899.
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