Which of the Following Statements Describes Hawaii in the 1890s

question 81

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements describes Hawaii in the 1890s?

• A) Americans had ignored Hawaii for decades but became interested in it in the 1890s.
• B) American sugar planters overthrew Hawaii's Queen Liliuokalani and applied for U.S.annexation.
• C) U.S.military planners desperately wanted to annex Hawaii to gain access to Pearl Harbor.
• D) President Grover Cleveland annexed it after Americans overthrew its queen.

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