The annexation of the Hawaiian Islands was preceded by ____________________.

A. a request for such action by Queen Liliuokalani
B. the discovery by the State Department that the Japanese living on the islands were preparing for the annexation of the islands by Japan
C. a revolution in which all foreign business interests were forced out of the islands
D. the seizure of Hawaii's government, which was plotted by American sugar growers and carried out with the assistance of American troops


Answer: D

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