FSM History
FSM History
UlithiWoleaiPuluwatMortlocksMokilPingelapSapwuahfikOrolukNukuoroKapingamarangiYap Chuuk Pohnpei Kosrae
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One printable worksheet per era, built only from the sourced history. Each has a short summary, a mini-timeline, five discussion questions and a five-question quiz, with the answers on a separate teacher copy.

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  1. Pack 1, 1820s–1886The contact eraThrough this period explorers, whalers, traders and missionaries came to the islands, and ships called most often at Pohnpei and Kosrae.12 events, 5 questions, 5-question quiz
  2. Pack 2, 1886–1899Spanish ruleAfter Pope Leo XIII mediated between Spain and Germany in 1885, Spain ruled the Caroline Islands from two small posts, on Yap and at Kolonia on Pohnpei.12 events, 5 questions, 5-question quiz
  3. Pack 3, 1899–1914German ruleGermany bought the islands from Spain and governed them from Pohnpei and Yap, putting what it called “pacification” first and copra second.12 events, 5 questions, 5-question quiz
  4. Pack 4, 1914–1941Japanese ruleJapan’s navy took the islands from Germany in 1914, and a civilian government, the Nan’yō-chō, later ran them from Koror in Palau.12 events, 5 questions, 5-question quiz
  5. Pack 5, 1941–1945World War IIChuuk Lagoon was a Japanese fleet base until February 1944, when US carrier planes wrecked it, and the US then bypassed the islands, so none of the four was invaded.12 events, 5 questions, 5-question quiz
  6. Pack 6, 1945–1979The Trust TerritoryAfter the war the islands became a UN “strategic” trust run by the United States, first through the Navy and from 1951 through the Interior Department.12 events, 5 questions, 5-question quiz
  7. Pack 7, 1965–1979Road to nationhoodBethwel Henry of Pohnpei led the House of the Congress of Micronesia from 1966 to 1979, and Tosiwo Nakayama of Chuuk led its Senate for much of the 1970s.12 events, 5 questions, 5-question quiz
  8. Pack 8, 1982–2026Free associationIn June 1983 FSM voters approved the Compact of Free Association by 20,121 votes to 5,348, though Pohnpei voted no and most voters nationally chose independence on a fallback question.12 events, 5 questions, 5-question quiz
  9. Pack 9, 1979–2026Politics and society since 1979The young federation built its own institutions, opening the FSM Supreme Court in 1981 and making Palikir the capital in 1989.12 events, 5 questions, 5-question quiz
  10. Pack 10, 2023–2026Recent yearsIn May 2023 Congress chose Chuuk’s Wesley Simina as the tenth president, two months after his predecessor, David Panuelo, charged China with bribery in a letter.12 events, 5 questions, 5-question quiz
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