jan 1, 1959 - Annexation of Hawaii

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Mostly for fruit and sugar industry

New Manifest Destiny:
- fear of end of frontier
- fear of running out of natural resources
- Depression->wanted overseas markets
- foreign policy focus instead of domestic issues
- Europe had colonies -> US "missing out"
- Social Darwinism
- "White mans burden"
- more influence of sea power by admiral mahan, "best Nations control sea"

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