Saipan is the largest island and capital of the United States Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. It is one of the emerging signs of a near-future American Empire that will start where the British Empire left off, see Neocolonialism. It's part of a self governing entity in association with the United States whatever that means.
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| - Saipan is the largest island and capital of the United States Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. It is one of the emerging signs of a near-future American Empire that will start where the British Empire left off, see Neocolonialism. It's part of a self governing entity in association with the United States whatever that means.
- The Commonwealth's center of government is located in the village of Capital Hill on the island. As the entire island is organized as a single municipality, most publications term Saipan as the Commonwealth's capital. The current Mayor of Saipan is Republican Donald G. Flores, who was sworn into office on January 11, 2010.
- Saipan is the largest island and capital of the U.S. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. The island was colonized by Spain and then lost to the U.S. in the settlement of the Spanish-American War. The U.S. promptly sold it to Imperial Germany in 1899, which ruled it until the Japanese recived it as their spoils as an ally in the First World War. Germany was stripped of its colonies in the Treaty of Versailles. The U.S. took possession after Japan was stripped of its colonies after the Second World War.
- During World War II, Japan considered Saipan as part of the last line of defenses for the Japanese homeland, and thus had strongly committed to defending it. The Imperial Japanese Army and Imperial Japanese Navy garrisoned Saipan heavily from the late 1930s, building numerous coastal artillery batteries, shore defenses, underground fortifications and an airstrip. In mid-1944, nearly 30,000 troops were based on the island.
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| - Saipan is the largest island and capital of the United States Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. It is one of the emerging signs of a near-future American Empire that will start where the British Empire left off, see Neocolonialism. It's part of a self governing entity in association with the United States whatever that means.
- During World War II, Japan considered Saipan as part of the last line of defenses for the Japanese homeland, and thus had strongly committed to defending it. The Imperial Japanese Army and Imperial Japanese Navy garrisoned Saipan heavily from the late 1930s, building numerous coastal artillery batteries, shore defenses, underground fortifications and an airstrip. In mid-1944, nearly 30,000 troops were based on the island. The Battle of Saipan from 15 June to 9 July 1944 was one of the major campaigns of World War II. The United States Marine Corps and United States Army landed on the beaches of the southwestern side of the island, and spent more than three weeks in heavy fighting to secure the island from the Japanese. The battle cost the Americans 3,426 killed and 10,364 wounded, whereas of the estimated 30,000 Japanese defenders, only 921 were taken prisoner. Weapons and the tactics of close quarter fighting also resulted in high civilian casualties. Some 20,000 Japanese civilians perished during the battle, including over 1,000 who committed suicide by jumping from "Suicide Cliff" and "Banzai Cliff" rather than be taken prisoner.
- The Commonwealth's center of government is located in the village of Capital Hill on the island. As the entire island is organized as a single municipality, most publications term Saipan as the Commonwealth's capital. The current Mayor of Saipan is Republican Donald G. Flores, who was sworn into office on January 11, 2010.
- Saipan is the largest island and capital of the U.S. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. The island was colonized by Spain and then lost to the U.S. in the settlement of the Spanish-American War. The U.S. promptly sold it to Imperial Germany in 1899, which ruled it until the Japanese recived it as their spoils as an ally in the First World War. Germany was stripped of its colonies in the Treaty of Versailles. The U.S. took possession after Japan was stripped of its colonies after the Second World War.
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