Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: MuHondo Yenyika I, nharaunda dzeGermany dzezvitsuwa zvePacific dzakatorwa ndokuva nharaunda dzeLeague of Nations muna 1923. Nauru yakava chiremera cheAustralia, nepo dzimwe nharaunda dzeGermany muMicronesia dzakapiwa sechiremera kuJapan uye dzakatumidzwa kuti Chiremera cheSouth Seas. Mukati meHondo Yenyika II, Nauru neOcean Island zvakatorwa nemauto eJapan, pamwe chete ne
basa rezvimwe zvezvitsuwa zveGilbert uye zvakapfuurwa nokufambira mberi kweAllied mhiri kwePacific. Kutevera kukundwa kweJapan muHondo Yenyika II basa rayo rakava United Nations Trusteeship inotungamirirwa neUnited States seTrust Territory yePacific Islands. Nauru yakava yakazvimirira muna 1968.