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History of the Northern Mariana Islands in maps
The Northern Mariana Islands as it appears in 6 interactive history atlases, from 1931 to 1989: Northern Mariana Islands, Northern Marianas. Each era below lists who ruled the land and when control changed, linked to the dated map that shows it.
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What was the Northern Mariana Islands before it was Northern Mariana Islands? Below, every era of this land in the Maps of History atlases — who ruled it, what it was called, and when control changed — each line linked to the dated map that shows it. Modern borders stand in as an honest approximation; every atlas says so on the map itself.
Northern Mariana Islands · Industrial Revolution
INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION: EVERY CHAPTER AND MAP →
Northern Mariana Islands · WWI
Northern Mariana Islands · Road to WW2
| The aggressors (Japan, Germany, Italy) — the opening position |
ROAD TO WW2: EVERY CHAPTER AND MAP →
Northern Mariana Islands · WW2
Northern Mariana Islands · Cold War
COLD WAR: EVERY CHAPTER AND MAP →
Northern Marianas (US) · Refugee crises
| Western bloc or democracy — the opening position |
REFUGEE CRISES: EVERY CHAPTER AND MAP →
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