What was New Zealand's first military action of the First World War in August 1914?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. Seizing German Samoa without resistance at the request of the British government
- Step 1: New Zealand dispatched an expeditionary force of 1,400 troops to German Samoa on 15 August 1914. Step 2. Samoa surrendered without bloodshed on 29 August, making it the second German territory to fall to Allied forces in WWI. Answer: Seizing German Samoa without resistance at the request of the British government. Why not the others: New Zealand administered Western Samoa under a League of Nations mandate until 1962.
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