AMERICAN IMPERIALISM 1890 1919
AMERICAN IMPERIALISM
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They were in a key place for trade between North American and Asia
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Their military was the best in the world
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They were the most cultured country
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Queen Lili’uokalani was looking for a foreign suitor
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Detailed explanation-1: -A key provisioning spot for American whaling ships, fertile ground for American protestant missionaries, and a new source of sugar cane production, Hawaii’s economy became increasingly integrated with the United States.
Detailed explanation-2: -Because of their excellent harbors and strategic location nearly equidistant from the coasts of the Orient and North America, the Hawaiian Islands quickly became a primary stop on the Pacific trade routes.
Detailed explanation-3: -Reciprocity Treaty of 1875, free-trade agreement between the United States and the Hawaiian kingdom that guaranteed a duty-free market for Hawaiian sugar in exchange for special economic privileges for the United States that were denied to other countries.