Answer: Maritime expansion
Explanation:
The answer to this really depends on what prism you are viewing it from?
As a globe, we are pretty opposed to imperialism these days. China has started to dabble a little more in the South China Sea but we mostly have our nation states and there isn't really a lot of movement.
That was not the case at the time of annexation.
So, is it ethical to subsume a sovereign nation? No
Was it strategically justifiable at the time? Yes. If the United States had not annexed Hawaii, the Empire of Japan likely would have stepped in.
Hawaii has enormous strategic value and was then justifiable at the time of annexation.
That being said, and I hope this is an obvious statement, imperialism is not a good thing and is ethically problematic.
It is 12 N latitude 2 west longitude
Answer:
Well it would be European explore such as people from Spain, France, Britain and places like that. There was also Christopher Columbus who was one of the reason for the native Americans being discovered and dying. However there was also Leif Eriksson Who was a Norse explorer that was believed to have led the first European expedition to North America 500 years before Christophers birth.
Explanation:
The answer is bankers, I'm pretty sure.
