(A) The US wanted volcanoes
(B) ** To use the islands as a naval base, and for its sugar
(C) to create a naval base during World War II
(D) to assist Queen Liliuokalani take control of the islands
EXPLANATIONS BELOW
Concept note-1: -Ultimately, annexation was achieved due to the perceived threat of the Japanese invasion. Waves of Japanese came to the islands in increasing numbers to work in the sugar trade. U.S. military leaders feared potential Japanese occupation of the islands and created a strategic naval base in the center of the Pacific.
Concept note-2: -America’s annexation of Hawaii in 1898 extended U.S. territory into the Pacific and highlighted resulted from economic integration and the rise of the United States as a Pacific power. For most of the 1800s, leaders in Washington were concerned that Hawaii might become part of a European nation’s empire.
Concept note-3: -The U.S. needed Hawaii to reinforce its presence in the Pacific region and to protect the West Coast of the United States.
Concept note-4: -The United States wanted to use Hawaii as a platform from which they could have a dominant military presence in the Pacific. Hawaii was a militarily significant island throughout the Spanish-American War.