The annexation of Hawaii was unfair for many reasons. Wealthy investors bought sugar farms in Hawaii. The white sugar plantation owners outnumbered the natives. They caused the end of the duty tax for a short period of time to end competition with natives and bring in more profit. They forced the King into giving only wealthy landowners the right to vote. The McKinley Tariff was passed and it put a duty tax on sugar. This eliminated competition and the natives lost money or went out of business. The King died and his sister became Queen of Hawaii. She wanted to give voting rights back to the people of the islands. The U.S. got involved and kidnapped her. They established a new government under the leadership of Stanford B. Dole. Cleveland became President and annexed Hawaii. Hawaii became part of a world power, but was stripped of

their independence. There was nothing they could do to stop the takeover since they were only a series of small islands much less powerful than the U.S. This would not have happened if the land were shared. The U.S. also got to put a military base at Pearl Harbor, which still exists today.

There should not have been an intervention in the Cuban War of Independence. Jose Marti, a rebel leader, destroyed many American owned sugar mills and plantations. He tried to get the U.S. involved but that did not change our opinion of stay neutral yet. Spain retaliated to this rebellion and sent General Weyler to Cuba, who set up concentration camps in rebellious areas. News escaped in forms of yellow journalism to thew U.S. This rallied many Americans to want intervention. McKinley uses diplomatic means to reduce restrictions on Cuba and it works. General Weyler is then removed. A letter is stolen from the Spanish minister and is sent to President McKinley, whom is called "weak" and "a bidder for the admiration of the crowd." American resentment turned into outrage. The USS Maine is sent to protect Americans, but Spain destroys it. Congress agrees to deploy for war. None of this would have happened if the U.S. kept to themselves. The U.S. was able to put a military base in Cuba as a result of helping them defeat Spain.

The United States did not fairly annex the Ph

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