Which of the Following Statements About American Interest in the Hawaiian

question 23

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about American interest in the Hawaiian Islands is LEAST accurate?

• A)After its victory in the Spanish-American War in 1898,the United States forced Spain to sell it the Hawaiian Islands for a nominal cost.
• B)The United States looked to the islands as a site for naval bases and coaling stations.
• C)American investors had poured millions of dollars into sugar plantations well before the United States officially took possession of the islands.
• D)The Hawaiian Islands were only a few of several islands which the United States had begun to acquire in the late nineteenth century.

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