HWST 107 FINAL EXAM UH Manoa | 100% Correct Answers | Verified | Latest 2024 Version

Why is the U.S. interested in Pacific island possessions during this period of American Empire building in the early 20th century? ○ Think: What role(s) does Hawaiʻi, American Sāmoa, Guam, and Micronesia play in regards to the U.S. military? - strategic military purposes Why do many regard the US treatment of residents within its island territories as unjust and unethical? - - no full rights to native people - social and environmental impacts Identity: Insular Cases - insular: island territories under War Department's Bureau of Insular Affairs - US Supreme Court opinions on US territories acquired in the Spanish-American War - way for US to enquire new territories and partially apply constitution Why are the Insular Cases considered outdated and irrelevant today? - - still based on outdated and racist views - pacific islanders are still neglected by US powers - full constitutional rights do not automatically extend to US places and to all US citizens Why does the General Smedley Butler refer to war as a "racket"? According to Butler, how has the country's armed forces been misused during the early 1900s? - - something that is not what it seems to the majority of the people - conducted for the benefit of the very few at the expense of the masses - "the flag follows the dollar and the soldiers follow the flag" - war for any other reason other than the defense of our homes and the Bill of Rights is a racket - all about moneyWhat is PACOM and where is it based? - US Pacific Command, Oahu List 3 statistics regarding PACOM in Hawaii - - combined military branches = 161 installations - controls 5.7% of total land in Hawaii (236, 303 acres) - controls 22.4% or 85,718 acres of Oahu land - islands surrounded by 210,000 sq. mi. of military operating ocean area and 58,599 sq. mi. of military special use airspace Cite at least 2 facts supporting the claim that Hawaii is the most militarized state in the union - - 44,458 active duty military personnel and 56, 572 military dependents - 116,000 retired military residing in state, military connected population totaled 217,030 (17% of state) - largest percentage of its population in the military Where does a bulk of military controlled lands in Hawaii come from and why does this not sit well with the Native Hawaiian community? - - ceded lands (US seized 1.8 million acres of Hawaiian government and crown lands of the Kingdom of Hawaii) How much Hawaiian land is under military stewardship? - 112,173 acres or 54% of military controlled land in Hawaii = ceded lands Identify: DERP - - 1984 - Defense Environmental Restoration Program Identify: FUDS - Formerly Used Defense Sites Why do critics claim that DERP reports fall short of their intended purpose? - - annual DERP report to congress doesn't include FUDS and US installations on foreign soil Why are military fuel storage facilities a concern for the local community? How large are these tanks? Is there a history of problems with them? What would be affected if the tanks were to leak or suffer an accident? - * The Abandone