On July 2, 1921, U.S. President Warren G. Harding signed the Knox–Porter Resolution, which had been passed by the U.S. Congress and ended the state of war between the U.S. and Germany, Austria and Hungary, further setting the stage for bilateral peace treaties.
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The Natives wanted the colonists off their land, so they used the British as a way to do that. And the British provided protection for the Natives.
Alaska had/has a RIDICULOUS amount of natural resources that were totally untapped, and Hawaii was wanted for military purposes