AMERICAN IMPERIALISM 1890 1919
AMERICAN IMPERIALISM
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Cleveland
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T. Roosevelt
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Taft
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McKinley
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Committee of Public Safety intended for Hawaii to be annexed by the United States but President Grover Cleveland, a Democrat opposed to imperialism, refused.
Detailed explanation-2: -Dole sent a delegation to Washington in 1894 seeking annexation, but the new President, Grover Cleveland, opposed annexation and tried to restore the Queen. Dole declared Hawaii an independent republic.
Detailed explanation-3: -Cleveland was an outspoken anti-imperialist and thought Americans had acted shamefully in Hawaii. He withdrew the annexation treaty from the Senate and ordered an investigation into potential wrongdoings. Cleveland aimed to restore Liliuokalani to her throne, but American public sentiment strongly favored annexation.