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Why did President Cleveland and President McKinley differ over annexing Hawaii?

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Because it was done illegally,at the point of a gun.Even today the United Nations does not consider Hawaii to be a part of the United States.In 1993,the US Congress passed and President Clinton signed The Act Of Apology regarding the means used to annex Hawaii.



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Because it was done illegally,at the point of a gun.Even today the United Nations does not consider Hawaii to be a part of the United States.In 1993,the US Congress passed and President Clinton signed The Act Of Apology regarding the means used to annex Hawaii.

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