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Queen liliuokalani
was the last sovereign of the Kamehameha dynasty, which had ruled a unified Hawaiian kingdom since 1810. ... Liliuokalani signed a formal abdication in 1895 but continued to appeal to U.S. President Grover Cleveland for reinstatement, without success. The United States annexed Hawaii in 1898. -
Alfred T. Mahan
His concept of "sea power" was based on the idea that countries with greater naval power will have greater worldwide impact; it was most famously presented in The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783 (1890)The concept had an enormous influence in shaping the strategic thought of navies across the world, especially in the United States, Germany, Japan and Britain, ultimately causing a European naval arms race in the 1890s, which included the United States. -
Sanford Dole
In 1898, Hawaii became a United States territory and President McKinley appointed Dole first governor of the territory. -
Teddy Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt was the Assistant Secretary of the Navy. He resigned in 1898 to organize the Rough Riders, the first voluntary cavalry in the Spanish-American War. The U.S. was fighting against Spain over Spain's colonial policies with Cuba. -
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