Hawaiian islands under the authority / day

Hawaiian island archipelago is located in the Pacific Ocean, about 3,200 kilometers west of the Continental US, recalls National Geographic. Initially, they were inhabited by the Polynesian tribes, but in the second half of the 17th century and the early 19th century they were claimed by world powers such as Britain, Spain, France and Russia. But after all, the lucky lot fell to the United States, although the addition of islands was not a simple process.

The coup and the overthrow of the local royalage, which, in addition to the news of senior officials of Washington, involved the sailors of the American Navy, the annexation of islands, endless quarrels between Democrats and Republican politicians, or the islands of these minorities (Chinese, Japanese, Polynesian, Philipinians) needed in the US. To call the addition of Hawaii Islands in the US.

BBC History Magazine Emphasizes that a major military conflict between the United States and Spain became a major turning point. Officials in Washington were concerned that the Spaniards could take over this strategically important archipelago in their control, so they rushed to do it first. Needless to say, the views of the indigenous and imported migrant workers were not interested in anyone in the islands. Nevertheless All about history The surveyed historians emphasize that there are enough testimony that most islanders wanted to come directly into the US.

Republican party president McNley, who had initially opposed the annexation of Hawaii Island, changed his mind and signed a law on an overseas area for archipelago on April 30, 1900, entering its Governor’s stable political position. However, despite the island managers’ efforts to hasten further process, the US 50 became the state only on August 21, 1959, when US President Dwith Eisenhauer signed.

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