Question

What was the role of big business in toppling the Hawaiian monarchy?

Answer 1

Big fruit businesses helped overthrow the kingdom of Hawai'i with the help of the American government. The famous company Dole (which sells pineapples) wanted to make Hawai'i do the Bayonet Constitution, the Queen Liliuokalani refused, and after the Dole company started producing in Hawai'i, they had to surrender after American militia and marines threatened them, causing the queen to surrender her island over to the American government.