What were some of the locational, economic, and political reasons why the U.S. government was interested in gaining control over the Hawaiian Islands from the earlier monarchies that had long ruled these islands?
What will be an ideal response?
The U.S. government was interested in gaining control of the Hawaiian Islands as a center to promote trade, and as an advance base for military control of the Pacific.
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