Question

31 how did president william mckinley and sanford b. dole argue that annexing hawaii would benefit the united states? choose two correct answers. it would immediately grant full u.s. citizenship to all hawaiian residents. it would make hawaii the first state in the pacific ocean it would prevent hawaii from forming an alliance with japan it would provide the united states with strategic military and naval bases in the pacific. it would allow the united states to control trade routes and expand economic opportunities. clear all

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each option based on the historical context of Hawaii's annexation:

• "It would immediately grant full U.S. citizenship to all Hawaiian residents" is incorrect as citizenship wasn't the main argument for annexation.
• "It would make Hawaii the first state in the Pacific Ocean" is incorrect as the focus was on strategic/economic benefits, not statehood timing.
• "It would prevent Hawaii from forming an alliance with Japan" was a concern (to keep Hawaii in U.S. sphere, not Japanese), so this is a valid argument.
• "It would provide the United States with strategic military and naval bases in the Pacific" is correct as Hawaii's location was key for military presence in the Pacific.
• "It would allow the United States to control trade routes and expand economic opportunities" is correct as Hawaii's position facilitated trade and economic growth for the U.S.

We need to choose two, and the most relevant strategic/economic arguments are the ones about military bases and trade/economic control (or the Japan alliance and military bases, but the economic and military ones are more central to annexation arguments). However, based on historical reasoning, the two correct ones are: "It would provide the United States with strategic military and naval bases in the Pacific" and "It would allow the United States to control trade routes and expand economic opportunities" (or "It would prevent Hawaii from forming an alliance with Japan" and one of the strategic/economic, but the military and economic are more prominent).

Answer:

D. It would provide the United States with strategic military and naval bases in the Pacific.
E. It would allow the United States to control trade routes and expand economic opportunities.

(Note: Alternatively, C and D or C and E could be correct, but D and E are the core strategic and economic arguments for annexation. The Japan alliance argument (C) was also a factor, but the military and economic benefits were more central. However, based on historical analysis, D and E are the two most accurate choices here.)