<span>When the Hawaiian islands were formally annexed by the United States in 1898, the event marked end of a lengthy internal struggle between native Hawaiians and white American businessmen for control of the Hawaiian government. In 1893 the last monarch of Hawaii, Queen Lili'uokalani, was overthrown by party of businessmen, who then imposed a provisional government. Soon after, President Benjamin Harrison submitted a treaty to annex the Hawaiian islands to the U.S. Senate for ratification. In 1897, the treaty effort was blocked when the newly-formed Hawaiian Patriotic League, composed of native Hawaiians, successfully petitioned the U.S. Congress in opposition of the treaty.
An amazing website to read more: </span>https://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/hawaii-petition
Christopher Colombus was most obviously the first explorer to route the straits off the tip of South America as the way to the east
<span> A) World War I B) World War II C) the Korean War D) the Vietnam War !! its A </span>
