haʊˈɛvɚ, ðə dʒˈɜːmənz ænd bɹˈɪɾɪʃ kəntˈɪnjuːd tə mˌeɪk tˌɛɹɪtˈoːɹɪəl ɡˈeɪnz ɐmˌʌŋst ðə sˈæmoʊn ˈaɪləndz ænd nˈuː ɡˈɪni, wˌaɪlst ðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts fˈoʊkəst ɔnðə fˈɪlᵻpˌiːnz ænd mˈaɪkɹoʊnˈiːʒə, ɔːlðˈoʊ mˈoːɹ kˈɛɹ wʌz tˈeɪkən tə ɹᵻspˈɛkt ðə wˈɛðɚ fɪnˈɑːmɪnə ʌvðə pɐsˈɪfɪk fɹʌm ðɪs pˈɔɪnt ˈɔn.
However, the Germans and British continued to make territorial gains amongst the Samoan islands and New Guinea, whilst the United States focused on the Philippines and Micronesia, although more care was taken to respect the weather phenomena of the Pacific from this point on.