Knowing Better's video: Overthrowing a Kingdom Hawaii

Hawaii went from a kingdom, to a republic, to a state in under 200 years. Unlike previous conquests, the series of events that lead to annexation is far more confusing than you might imagine. Try Skillshare for two months for free by going to http://skl.sh/knowingbetter Website ► http://knowingbetter.tv Store ► http://standard.tv/knowingbetter Patreon ► http://patreon.com/knowingbetter Paypal ► http://paypal.me/knowingbetter Twitter ► https://twitter.com/KnowingBetterYT Twitch ► https://twitch.tv/knowingbetteryt Facebook ► https://facebook.com/KnowingBetterYT/ Instagram ► https://instagram.com/knowingbetteryt Reddit ► https://reddit.com/r/KnowingBetter/ --- Thanks to TierZoo for explaining the mongoose: https://www.youtube.com/c/tierzoo https://twitter.com/TheTierZoo --- Vowell, S. (2011). Unfamiliar Fishes. New York: Riverhead Books. https://amzn.to/2NSoFnk [This is my primary source for this video and by far my favorite history book, I can't recommend it enough] Kamehameha the Great - I: The Lonely One - Extra History - Extra Credits - https://youtu.be/yIfgic6W09Y Kamehameha the Great - II: Law of the Splintered Paddle - Extra History - Extra Credits - https://youtu.be/lY8c8jDPSgE http://www.nauticapedia.ca/Articles/Cook_Memorial.php https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/hi https://www.newsmax.com/fastfeatures/employers-hawaii-companies-most/2015/03/05/id/628601/ https://www.asce.org/project/east-maui-irrigation-system/ --- Video Credits - Drunk History - James Cook Returns to Hawaii - Comedy Central - https://youtu.be/7da0LxBwqU4 Game of Thrones Season 6 Episode 9: "Battle of the Bastards" (2017) 300 (2006) 2017-Merrie Monarch Festival Hi-lites - Merrie Monarch Festival - https://youtu.be/MFFQ18eZuuo Photo Credits - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Y_jJXhY2qY4m0uvdrbnJ-3Kjklg-E5B9CtsBzk-eBgs/edit?usp=sharing Music Credits - "Furious Freak" and "Daily Beetle (Edited)" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Intro Art and Channel Avatar by PoetheWonderCat https://twitter.com/ThatCatNamedPoe --- Hashtags: --- This video was sponsored by Skillshare.