Question

Which of the following was NOT a reason for the U.S annexation of Hawaii.

A. Wealthy Americans already controlled the sugar and fruit industries

B. Hawaii would prove a location for refueling American ships sailing to Japan and China

C. Hawaii’s queen threatened the us with military action

Answer 1

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Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

A. Wealthy Americans already controlled the sugar and fruit industries.

Step-by-step explanation:

Just because Americans control a large segment of a countries' market does not mean it gives them the right to overthrow the country. The other two reasons are correct.

B. Hawaii is strategically located near the middle of the North Pacific Ocean, and served as a chain of islands in which the US Navy can rendezvous. This led to what is later known as Pearl Harbor, a US navy shipyard, that would lead to the US emerging as a global superpower.

C. Wealthy "local" Americans were slowly taking power in the form of controlling market shares, capital, and land in the Hawaii. This is the core reason why the Queen of Hawaii would declare war on US residents, an indirect declaration of war on the United States. It would end with the US defeating and annexing Hawaii, becoming the 50th state of the US.

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