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title: "Samoan Crisis and Treaty"
year: 1899
country: "Germany"
canonical: "https://recap.at/1899/samoan-partition-treaty"
slug: "samoan-partition-treaty"
recapType: "global_event"
startDate: "1899-01-01"
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# Samoan Crisis and Treaty

> The partition of Samoa between Germany and the United States resolved a three-power colonial standoff and redefined Pacific imperial boundaries.

## Summary

The Samoan crisis was a standoff between the United States, the German Empire, and the British Empire from 1887 to 1889 over control of the Samoan Islands during the First Samoan Civil War.

## Sources

- [Samoan crisis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samoan_crisis) - Wikipedia

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Canonical: https://recap.at/1899/samoan-partition-treaty