2006-08-24 04:09:37 · 12 answers · asked by kick your ass 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
japan wants get their land(Hawaii) back?
2006-08-24 04:10:45 · update #1
Hawaii was an American Territory before WWII (that's why we had Pearl Harbor there). Before 1900, Hawaii was an independent island chain with a King.
There is NO truth that Japan owned Hawaii.
2006-08-24 04:12:21 · answer #1 · answered by words_smith_4u 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think what your Japanese friend was trying to say, perhaps, is that before American annexed Hawaii as a territory, Japan had made territorial claims upon it. The King of Hawaii actually invited the Japanese military over to protect Hawaii against the Americans and the Japanese threatened to fight if the Americans were to take over the island.
Obviously, that didn't happen, as the Japanese decided to back down, and it was eventually negotiated that Hawaii would be an American protectorate.
Imagine of the Japanese HAD NOT backed down then. What would have happened? If the U.S. had not been able to claim Hawaii, then there would have been no Pearl Harbor. Wow. Makes you think, doesn't it.
2006-08-24 10:06:48 · answer #2 · answered by MotorCityMadman 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yea. You can never trust Japanese people (no pun intended) -- Well, at least him. Have you ever been through a history class? Hawaii was claimed as a US state on August 21, 1959. Hawaii was admitted to the union as our 50th state. Before WWII, Hawaii was it's own independent island nation.
2006-08-24 04:13:22 · answer #3 · answered by Robert W 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
No, The state of Hawaii became a territory in the late 1800's. It didn't become a U.S. State until the 1960's. Your Japanese Is full of crap. KNOW YOUR AMERICAN HISTORY! IT IS IMPORTANT!
2006-08-24 04:13:14 · answer #4 · answered by Russell 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
That's an interesting question and I hope you get some reasonable answers
2016-08-23 05:12:17 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope. Before it was a state it was an independent island nation. The person who said that is a moron.
2006-08-24 04:11:03 · answer #6 · answered by wrf3k 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
It is not, but Japanese people were there when war broke out.
2006-08-24 04:13:34 · answer #7 · answered by MYINTMOH 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i dont think so... to either question...
read some history books... for example, wiston churchill's memoirs of the world war II
2006-08-24 04:12:27 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
nah it was its own nation, that we forced to give up almost all its customs to convert them to Christians and then we put our people(Americans) in power there then annexed them into the us
2006-08-24 04:12:58 · answer #9 · answered by yo 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
This is a really good question
2016-07-27 11:22:02 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋