The Annexation Of Hawaii

Hawaii, the most multicultural community having thousands of immigrant laborers from China, Japan, Portuguese, Madeira and the Azores where the sugar growers controlled the islands economy has played a significant role in aiding U.S expand its boundary overseas. At the time, to compete in the global market the expansion overseas was a fundamental requirement that the United States was attempting to achieve i.e. favorable trade conditions.

Hawaii had the premium leading harbor in the mid-Pacific and was considered a vital profitable coaling station and marine base, from surfboard to hula to the steel string guitar it was land of great geographical and commercial advantage therefore annexation of Hawaii by the United states would

have proved to be very beneficial for trade in the long run. In 1893, Americans in Hawaii forced Queen Liliuokalani to resign. The United States annexed Hawaii five years later. The story of Hawaii’s annexation, portraying the struggles starting from annexation treaty being withdrawn from senate under the rule of Grover Cleveland to the native population being vulnerable to a large number of diseases like cholera and small pox, the revolution of 1893 to rejection of monarchy being restored by the Congress all are significant events that influenced American culture in different ways. In the end, U.S annexation of Hawaii proved to have brought a newer, more healthier and more educated population in Hawaii. A popular vote in Hawaii for annexation depicted the population’s interest in being part of the States, illustrating the importance of popular vote in U.S history.

In 1900, Hawaii legally became part of the U.S. As a result of the growing fear amongst the leaders that the islands would be taken over by Japan, congress voted to annex Hawaii close to the time of Spanish American This episode also called and end to the constant battle between native Hawaiians and and white Americans for control over the Hawaiian government.