AMERICAN IMPERIALISM 1890 1919
THE SPANISH AMERICAN WAR
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Queen Kamehameha
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Queen Liliuokalani
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Queen Elizabeth
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Queen Ukulele
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Detailed explanation-1: -Queen Lili’uokalani (1838-1917) was the first sovereign queen, and the last monarch of Hawai’i, who assumed the throne in the midst of a government takeover by American business owners supported by the U.S. military.
Detailed explanation-2: -Queen Liliuokalani was arrested for her alleged role in the coup and convicted of treason; while under house arrest, the queen agreed to formally abdicate and dissolve the monarchy.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -In January 1893, a revolutionary “Committee of Safety, ” organized by Sanford B. Dole, staged a coup against Queen Liliuokalani with the tacit support of the United States. On February 1, Minister John Stevens recognized Dole’s new government on his own authority and proclaimed Hawaii a U.S. protectorate.