The Hawaiian Islands became a strategically important territory for the United States government by the 1850s for all of the following reasons EXCEPT
A) it was necessary to secure Honolulu as a coaling station for U.S. steamshipsâ€"merchant vessels and warshipsâ€"on their way to trade with China and Japan.
B) British and French economic and military influence in the Pacific made it necessary to protect Hawaii from a possible British or French takeover of Hawaii and, thereby, reducing American influence.
C) the U.S. government was committed to preventing alcohol, gambling, prostitution, and disease from undermining the independence and moral integrity of native Hawaiians.
D) many Protestant missionaries and merchants from America had become a significant presence in Hawaii, and their churches, schools, and commercial properties required protection of the U.S. government and U.S. Navy from a British or French takeover or a native Hawaiian uprising.
Answer: C
You might also like to view...
The United States made no pretense of allowing Puerto Rican self-rule at the time of the island's annexation
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Which city became the capital of the Abbasid Empire and a center of what has been termed an Islamic Golden Age?
a. Istanbul b. Timbuktu c. Seville d. Baghdad e. Samarkland
Which of the following does NOT describe the Anglican Church?
a. it is the Church of England, founded in the 16th century b. it was founded as a result of John Wyclif's translation of the Bible into English c. the King or Queen of England led the Anglican Church d. it was founded soon after Henry VIII was denied an annulment by the Pope for his marriage to Catherine of Aragon e. the Anglican Church does not answer to the Pope in Rome
In his reforms to modernize Turkey on the western model, Atatürk formally abolished the caliphate to bring Christianity to Turkey.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)