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All of the natives in Australia and the Pacific reach their destinations.
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Europeans want to settle on the coast of Australia. This is where the Aborigines live, so the Europeans declare war over the land.
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The United States of America, France, Great Britain, and Japan gained control of most of the Pacific Islands.
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Australia and New Zealand peacefully gain independence in the early 1900s. Theyare now belonging to the British Commonwealth of Nations.
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Most Pacific Island won freedom in a calm, peaceful, non-violent way.
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Policies were changed to favor Aborigines. They can hold seats in parliament, have schools that teach Aboriginal customs, and can live modern lives.
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In Western Samoa, the Mau movement worked to gain independence.
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New Zealand's government pays Maori groups to compensate them for taking Maori land in the past.
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Many Asians and Pacific Islanders move to New Zealand and Australia.
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The government apologizes for their ethnocentrism, which is unjust treatment of the Aborigines.
