America wanted Hawaii because of its location in the Pacific Ocean. During World War II, it was the perfect spot to station warships on the way to Japan. Unfortunately, after the annexation, much of Hawaii's native culture was wiped out.
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Hawaii became the 50th state in 1959 and was the last state to join.
the US did not buy Hawaii. During the 1800's Hawaii was becoming more important for commercial export and as a strategic location for military defense in the Pacific region(Let's face it, the US was also becoming concerned about the possibility that Hawaii might become part of a European nation's empire... Great Britain or France) In 1893 Queen Liliuokalani proposed a new Hawaiian constitution, that would restore the power of the Hawaiian monarchy...Five years later, on July 7, 1898, U.S. President McKinley signed a bill which resulted in the United States Annexing Hawaii.
A famous drink from Hawaii is the Blue Hawaii.
In 1898.
In 1898.
Hawaii was annexed unfairly. Basically there were powerful men that wanted it and they took it.
In 1898.
Not that it has anything to do with the question, but you misspelled Hawaii. Anyway, Hawaii was annexed in 1898. Hawaii was known as the Territory of Hawaii until 1959. In 1959, Hawaii became the 50th state of the United States of America.
The Kingdom of Hawaii was purported to have been annexed to the United States of America on January 17th 1898 by an act of the American Congress, known as the Newlands Resolution. Acts of congress are limited and do not extend past Territorial Boundaries to other sovereign nation states, hence making Hawaii's alleged annexation questionable.
The Spanish American War took place in 1898. And the Annexation of Hawaii took place the same year, July.
Hawaii was annexed to the United States in 1900 after the overthrowing of the Kingdom of Hawaii.
Queen Lili'uokalani.
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No one. The US annexed Hawaii, which had been independent, in 1898.
Hawaii was originally a territory of the United States but was annexed in 1959.