Abstract：Since the middle of 1930s, the U.S. and Great Britain had experienced serious competition over the title of more than 20 islands and reefs in the Mid-Pacific region. The U.S. excelled in the competition. Not only did it safeguard its monopoly status in Hawaii, but also took possession of several key islands in the Southwestern Pacific, which used to be traditional sphere of interest of the British Empire. By contrast, although the British government was aware of the danger of island disputes from the very beginning, it could hardly take effective measures to confront the U.S., but had to count on good will of the U.S.. The competition between the U.S. and Great Britain, in essence, was a reflection of order reconstruction in the Pacific region with the help of new technology. It illustrated the transition of power in the Pacific region, which in turn boosted the power transition, and witnessed the emergence of the time in which the U.S. dominated the Pacific.
张愿. 帝国权力更替的开端———20 世纪30 年代美英太平洋岛屿主权与跨太平洋航空之争[J]. 太平洋学报, 2017, 25(9): 36-46.
ZHANG Yuan. Twilight of Empire Power Transition: Anglo-American Rivalry over Pacific Islands and Trans-Pacific Air in the 1930s. 太平洋学报, 2017, 25(9): 36-46.
