USA HISTORY

AMERICAN IMPERIALISM 1890 1919

AMERICAN IMPERIALISM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Queen Liliuokalani was the ruler of ____
A
Japan
B
Philippines
C
Samoa
D
Hawaii
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Liliʻuokalani (Hawaiian pronunciation: [liˌliʔuokəˈlɐni]; Lydia Liliʻu Loloku Walania Kamakaʻeha; September 2, 1838 – November 11, 1917) was the only queen regnant and the last sovereign monarch of the Hawaiian Kingdom, ruling from January 29, 1891, until the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom on January 17, 1893.

Detailed explanation-2: -Queen Lili’uokalani was the last sovereign of Hawai’i. Many continue to admire Lili’uokalani for her resolute and peaceful resistance to the US businessmen who ended her reign and to the United States’ annexation of Hawai’i during the 1890s.

Detailed explanation-3: -Queen Lili’uokalani (1838-1917), born in Honolulu and the daughter of a high chief and chieftess, was the first sovereign queen, and the last monarch of Hawai’i. She assumed the throne in 1891, following the sudden death of her brother King David Kalakaua, but her reign was short-lived.

Detailed explanation-4: -Unfortunately, she was only able to reign for three years because the United States overthrew the Hawaiian monarchy. However, Lili’uokalani published her side of the story in a memoir that became the only autobiography written by a Hawaiian monarch.

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