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What happened to thousands of aliens who were on Saipan and Tinian at the end of the war?
*They were repatriated back to their homeland
Why were some U.S. Fighter planes sent to Taiwan after the end of the war?
*to help Chinese Nationalists fight against Chinese Communists
When was the last of the American military bases in the Northern Marianas closed?
*Early spring of 1950
Why the people of Micronesia merely referred to as "residents" and not citizens of these islands?
*because these islands were not sovereign nation/state at the time
Why were the islands closed to outside economic development?
*to assure local participation in the new economy
What was the major obstacle to economic rehabilitation?
*small work force available, small population, lack of capital
Why didn't the Americans try to rebuild the sugar economy in the Northern Marianas?
*it was too labor intensive and there was no labor force available
What were the biggest obstacles to agricultural development on both Saipan and Tinian shortly after the war?
*declining military population, problem of land ownership, condition of the soil
How did Micro Beach get its name?
*it was named after Micronesian Equipment & Metal Co.
Who was the first chief of public health for Saipan?
*Dr. Jose Torres
Why the immediate post-war economy of the Northern Marianas was a false economy?
*because nothing was produced or manufactured in the area
Where did students have to go, if they wanted to attend high school?
*Chuuk, Pohnpei, Guam, Fiji, Hawaii
When was Camp Chalan Kanoa released from military restrictions?
*July 4, 1946
Why did most people remain at Chalan Kanoa village?
*because there was a school and a church located in the area
Who was the first high commissioner of the TTPI?
*Admiral Louis E. Denfeld
What location was recommended for the headquarters of the TTPI?
*Dublon,Chuuk
What political-status choice was expressed by Saipan congress to the first U.N visiting mission?
*a possession/territory and its people become U.S citizen
How did the U.S. and the UN react to the political-status choice by the people of the Northern Marianas?
*Both were not in favor of the idea
Why was foreign investment not allowed in the TTPI at this time?
*America did not want to turn Micronesian into another cheap labor force, as had happened throughout Asia
What was the Naval Technical Training Unit?
*a training unit ran by CIA, training Chinese Nationalists to fight against Chinese Communists
Why was the TTPI headquarters moved to Saipan?
*because of the buildings on Capitol Hill vacated by NTTU
