In 1898 The Spanish-American war was started and we made a point of stationing a new naval base in Hawaii called Pearl Harbor. During this time the Congress approved an annexation of Hawaii. So we basically overthrew the monarchy in Hawaii and made it a state in 1959.
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Some US business leaders wanted Hawaii to be annexed to the United States because it would improve trade with pacific rim countries. Hawaii became a state on August 21, 1959.
