Territory of Hawaii

The last state admitted into the United States so far is Hawaii. Hawaii became the 50th state in 1959. The Hawaiian Islands were settled by the Polynesians first, about 2000 years ago. Then, in 1778, James Cook stopped in the Hawaiian Islands on his way to China. This is the first time the Westerners find out about Hawaii. After that, American ships began settling there, in the early 1800’s. From there, American missionaries come to the Hawaiian Islands, and they wanted to convert the Hawaiians to

Pro Imperialism First of all, history is survival of the fittest. Basically history of mankind is of stronger people subduing weaker people.  We must annex territory otherwise it is in jeopardy of Spanish colonial rule. If we do not annex foreign land someone else will. Cuba is our neighbor.  It is a stone’s throw away from the State of Florida.  Is it right to ignore the plight of the people of Cuba?  They have been fighting for their freedom and independence almost continuously since 1878.  The

of Statehood: Puerto Rico and the U.S Virgin Islands With the admission of Alaska and Hawaii as states in 1959, the idea of non-contiguous and non-North American states became real. Nevertheless, even with their striking similarities Puerto Rico and U.S Virgin Islands have not been admitted to the union while Hawaii and Alaska have. This leads to the “the curious case of statehood”. What exactly makes territories viable for admission into the union? As a power directly giving by the U.S Constitution

The existence of an imperialist America is a fact that cannot be denied. During the war between America and Spain, America illustrated its imperialistic views when it prompted the government to establish a plan to merge the remaining overseas territories: the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Guam. Also, America has been in the process of converting their domestic industries into a global empire, which has the potential to capture the world market, acquire natural resources from foreign sources, and

On July 1898, Hawaii was officially annexed to the US after a valiant struggle. The first struggle came when the Reciprocity Treaty was canceled out by the McKinley Tariff. This negated Hawaii’s advantage on sugar, leaving many foreigners yearning for annexation. Queen Liliuokalani, the last monarch of the Hawaiian Kingdom, was overthrown by foreigners whose main goal was to make Hawaii a US territory. Queen Liliuokalani and her brother, King Kalakaua, strongly opposed the annexation; however, the

The first documented contact between Europe and Hawaii was in 1778 by British explorer Captain James Cooke. Cooke named the islands the Sandwich Islands in honor of his financial sponsor John Montegu, the fourth Earl of Sandwich. On his second visit to the islands, Cooke and his men got into a dispute with the natives over a stolen boat and Cooke and four shipmates were killed. The remaining sailors retreated without the boat. Because of Cooke 's discovery, many explorers, traders, and missionaries

industrialized nations to claim territory. This period of time was known as the Imperial Age. Imperialism is when one country extends its influence over other lands. This scramble for territory was fueled by the prospect of new markets and military advantages. Moral obligations such as civilizing “backward” nations, and moral obligations such as spreading Christianity, also led Americans to seek lands to conquer. In 1867, America acquired its first non-continental territory; Alaska. Many American politicians

On December 7, 1941 Japan stealthily attacked the U.S. Naval base located at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii resulting in many casualties. This IMC plan will outline the objectives, strategies and tactics in order to promote awareness of the attacks as well as develop positive community involvement. The challenge is to inform the residents of Hawaii as well as the general American public concerning the attacks on Pearl Harbor. The objectives discussed in this plan will be achieved through the creation of a

over weaker nations in order to satisfy their economic troubles, and like both revolutions advance the United States into the overpowering country in economic innovative advances. This is best exhibited in the Big Sister policy, the annexation of Hawaii, and the creation of the Panama Canal. The surplus of goods led the United States to look outward in overseas markets to relieve the crisis of the overproduction of goods kept in the U.S. In achieving

2015 Hawaii The last state to join the United States is no other than Hawaii. Hawaii is the widest state in the United States and it stand alone in the Oceania. Hawaii is 10,932 square miles and it the 8th smallest state in the United States. It located 2,390 miles from California, 3,850 miles from Japan, 4,900 miles from China, and 5,280 miles from the Philippines. The state of Hawaii consists of eight main islands: Niihau, Kauai, Oahu, Maui, Molokai, Lanai, Kahoolawe and Big Island of Hawaii. These