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American businesses did exploit the Philippines, displacing farms with large sugar plantations.  But Americans also vastly improved the island.  Decades later the United States granted the Philippines its full independence.

American businesses did exploit the Philippines, displacing farms with large sugar plantations.  But Americans also vastly improved the island.  Decades later the United States granted the Philippines its full independence.

American businesses also set up sugar plantations in Hawaii.  They demanded that Hawaii be annexed to the United States so that the businesses could avoid paying high tariffs on sugar imports.  In 1893 Queen Liliuokalani, a native Hawaiian, attempted to increase the political power of herself and the natives at the expense of the Americans on the island, but the American businesses overthrew her and in 1898 Hawaii was annexed to the United States as a territory.  It became our 50th state in 1959. An interesting bit of trivia is that one spot in Hawaii has the most rainfall in the entire United States (460 inches of rain per year, or an average of more than one inch of rain ''every day'').

American businesses also set up sugar plantations in Hawaii.  They demanded that Hawaii be annexed to the United States so that the businesses could avoid paying high tariffs on sugar imports.  The businesses overthrew Queen Liliuokalani, a native Hawaiian, and in 1898 Hawaii was annexed to the United States as a territory.  It became our 50th state in 1959. A spot in Hawaii has the most rainfall in the entire United States (averaging more than one inch of rainfall ''every day'').

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