Title: The Motives and The Take Over - Imperialism in Hawaii
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Content: The Motives and The Take Over - Imperialism in Hawaii


Imperialism in Hawaii
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There were 3 motives as to why the United States wanted to annex Hawaii: The United States wanted Hawaii to acquire its islands and because it was a port way to China, East India and Asia. Not only did they want the islands, but they wanted their naval base. They wanted their naval base for war so they would have another advantage to help defeat the other country. The United States knew that Hawaii had lots of tropical fruits (pineapple) and sugar, which were the resources that they wanted. They knew that if they annexed Hawaii, they would be able to take some of their popular resources. This was then the result to the Sugar Trade. The US knew that Hawaii had more advantages than other places and they wanted them to afford for carrying on and trading with the Far East. The US wanted to have democracy in many places and they needed Hawaii to be one of their territories.