HISTORY
THE AGE OF IMPERIALISM
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Cuba
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Puerto Rico
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Hawaii
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Detailed explanation-1: -In January 1893, a small group of white business and plantation owners, with the support of a U.S. envoy to Hawaii (Native spelling: Hawai’i), led a coup d’état that ousted the Hawaiian monarch Queen Liliʻuokalani from power.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Kingdom of Hawaii was overthrown on January 17, 1893, after a group of 13 Caucasian businessmen and lawyers staged a coup d’état against Queen Liliuokalani and her government.
Detailed explanation-3: -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.