The timeline below shows events in U.S. history between 1898 and 1904.
The United States fights the Spanish-American War.
(April-August 1898)
The United States acquires Puerto Rico,
Guam and the Philippines by the Treaty of Paris.
(December 1898)
1898
1899
1900
1901
1902
1903
1904
Congress votes to annex Hawaii.
(July 1898)
The United States acquires control
of the Panama Canal Zone.
(February 1904)
Based on the timeline, which conclusion can be made about American policy in these years?
O American imperialists triumphed over those opposing the annexation of overseas territories.
O Congressional leaders overcame the reluctance of U.S. Presidents to acquire overseas possessions.
Americans took new steps because they feared attacks by foreign powers.
O Colonial peoples welcomed American leadership to develop their economies.

Western influence developed throughout the nineteenth century. From 1874 to 1891, David Kalakaua was the final monarch of Hawaii. In 1885, he signed a commercial reciprocity deal with the United States, continuing the history of treaties benefiting the United States. Sugar could now be sold tax-free in the United States thanks to this free-trade deal.

Option B is the correct answer because Congressional leaders overcome the presidents' reluctance to buy foreign assets.

When the Hawaiian Islands were legally annexed by the United States in 1898, it signaled the conclusion of a long internal struggle for control of the Hawaiian government between native Hawaiians and non-native American capitalists.

The Territory of Hawaii worked towards statehood over the next 50 years.

In 1904, the assembly forwarded many proposals to Congress, including a united resolution requesting statehood, but it was denied.

Other resolutions received the same treatment.

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