Which of the following statements about American interest in the Hawaiian Islands is LEAST accurate?
a. After its victory in the Spanish-American War in 1898, the United States forced Spain to sell it the Hawaiian Islands for a nominal cost.
b. The United States looked to the islands as a site for naval bases and coaling stations.
c. American investors had poured millions of dollars into sugar plantations well before the United States officially took possession of the islands.
d. The Hawaiian Islands were only a few of several islands which the United States had begun to acquire in the late nineteenth century.
a. After its victory in the Spanish-American War in 1898, the United States forced Spain to sell it the Hawaiian Islands for a nominal cost.
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