Manifest Destiny
When Grover Cleveland's presidency ended in March 1897, former American Civil War soldier William McKinley took office. McKinley believed in increasing American prominence on the international stage.
Under McKinley's policies, Americans were sent to fight against Spain in Cuba, the Philippines, and Puerto Rico in 1898. Hawaii's strategic location for warfare in the Philippines made it especially important to American interests.
In April 1917, Queen Liliʻuokalani flew the U.S. flag over her residence at Washington Place. She stated it was in honor of the Hawaiians who lost their lives as American soldiers in World War I, and was seen as her final acceptance of the overthrow of her monarchy and the annexation of Hawaii to the United States. Her newfound patriotism for the United States was inspired by the death of five Hawaiian sailors.
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