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Spanish-American War
Outcomes
Puerto Rico & Guam
Cuba
Philippines
Denied entry to Manila when the Spanish surrendered
Philippine-American War 1899-1902
Philippines
US impact on islands: - Catholicism not the national
religion- Introduction of English as primary
language
1916: promised autonomy & eventual sovereignty
1934: autonomous & sovereign1946: complete independence
Enjoyed years of isolationism for hundreds of years
U.S. stopped off on way to Pacific islandsU.S. – whaling, sugar plantations,
missionaries
1852 – 95% Hawaiian1872 Hawaiian minority on own land1900 – 75% Asian – 15 % Hawaiian1940 – 40% Caucasian – 20% Hawaiian
Plantation owners wanted stronger ties to U.S.
Hawaii
Queen : “Hawaii for Hawaiians”- started a revolution
Monarchy was overtaken by plantation owners
“If didn’t take it now, would never get it”- Kingdom to Republic - asked for annexation in 1893- to territory (1898)- to state in 1959
STILL A MINORITY NOW – ASIAN RESIDENTS, CAUCASIAN TOURISTS
Hawaii
United States’ Empire