In the Pacific, Japan gained Germany's islands north of the equator (the Marshall Islands, the Carolines, the Marianas, the Palau Islands) and Kiautschou in China. German Samoa was assigned to New Zealand; German New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago, and Nauru were assigned to Australia.Source: Boundless. “Territory and Reparations.” Boundless U.S. History. Boundless, 21 Jul. 2015. Retrieved 05 Oct. 2015 from https://www.boundless.com/u-s-history/textbooks/boundless-u-s-history-textbook/world-war-i-1914-1919-23/diplomacy-and-negotiations-at-the-end-of-the-war-183/territory-and-reparations-999-2226/