12-11-2014, 02:15 AM
Some say American domination of Hawaii was the best possible outcome since we are such kind and benevolent conquerors compared to other countries. That's complete BS. Look up the Philippine–American War which was an ugly racist war of conquest. The same thing didn't happen here because the Hawaiian government was already weak and didn't fight back and gave into annexation. Also there was nothing of strategic or economic importance at the time.
From Wikipededia:
From Wikipededia:
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The war and occupation by the U.S. would change the cultural landscape of the islands, as people dealt with an estimated 34,000 to 220,000 Filipino casualties (with more civilians dying from disease and hunger brought about by war), disestablishment of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines (as a "state Church" – as previously in Spain), and the introduction of the English language in the islands as the primary language of government, education, business, industrial and increasingly in future decades among families and educated individuals.