What is Treaty of Berlin (1899)?
The '''Treaty of Berlin''' was signed on 14 November 1899 between the [[United States]], [[German Empire|Germany]], and the [[United Kingdom|British]]. Before the treaty was signed, the three countries had wanted to trade with [[Samoa]]. Based on the treaty, Samoa was divided between Germany and the United States. [[German Samoa|Western Samoa]] went to Germany, and [[American Samoa|Eastern Samoa]] went to the United States. == References == * Gray, J. (1960). Amerika Samoa: A History of American Samoa and Its United States Naval Administration Annapolis, Maryland: United States Naval Institute. * Townsend, M. E. (1921). Origins of Modern German Colonialism: 1871 - 1885 Vol. 98 No. 1. Columbia University, New York: Howard Fertig, Inc. Edition 1974. == Other websites== *[http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/samoa-1899.htm Annexation of Samoa] *[http://www.zum.de/whkmla/region/pacific/samoa183099.html WHKMLA: Samoa, 1830-1899] *[http://www.samoa.co.uk/books/history-of-samoa/history-of-samoa-7.html History of Samoa - R.M. Watson] {{history-stub}} [[Category:19th-century treaties|Berlin 1899]] [[Category:History of Samoa]] [[Category:1899 in the United States]] [[Category:1890s in the United Kingdom]]