OCEANIA

GLOBAL STUDIES

OCEANIA
NAURU

PAPUA NEW
GUINEA

KIRIBATI
SOLOMON
ISLANDS

TUVALU

VANUATU
FUJI
NEW
CALEDONIA
(FRANCE)

TONGA

AUSTRALIA

CANBERRA

NEW ZEALAND
WELLINGTON

HISTORIC CHARACTERISTICS
Hawaii & America
The U.S. first got involved in 1875 when a treaty was

signed between the U.S. and Hawaii.

In 1893, the U.S. conspired to overthrow the Hawaiian

government.

Queen Liliuokalani planned to restore power of the

monarchy.

4 boatloads of U.S. Marines surround palace and

Queen surrenders.

In 1898, the U.S. annexed Hawaii

Why Hawaii?
Would not let any European nations annex or control the islands
To provide a naval base for the U.S.
To open up new trading ports
To become one of the worlds powers and control the pacific

HISTORIC CHARACTERISTICS

Native Americans vs Native Hawaiians

Lost tribal lands
due to treaties broken /

forced out
Lost culture
forced to speak English,
and give up customs.
way of life destroyed
(buffalo)
children forced to go to
American schools.
Lost identity

Most lost land

Lost sovereignty
Lost culture
Hawaiian language

banned
Hula outlawed
traditional arts stifled
Lost identity

HISTORIC CHARACTERISTICS

The Hawaiian Renaissance (1960s & 70s)

renaissance = rebirth
revival of Hawaiian language & culture.
provided for renewal interest and pride for Hawaiian

culture.

interest produced new flowering of Hawaiian dance,

music, language, and values.

Name_________________________________________________ Date____________________________ Per_______

DIRECTIONS: Analyze the two primary sources and

answer the guiding questions

PRESIDENT W. McKINLEY

PETITION AGAINST ANNEXATION, 1897

Background: Between September 11 and October 2, 1897,
two groups collected petition signatures from each of the
five principal islands of Hawaii. The petition, was written
in both the Hawaiian and English languages, was signed
by 21,269 native Hawaiian people.

DIRECTIONS: Research each of the

characters listed and note who they were in
relation to Hawaii and what their views
would have been toward its annexation.
Mrs. Sandoval-ERHS
AMERICAN BUISNESS OWNERS IN HAWAII

To his Excellency WILLIAM McKINLEY, President, and the

Senate, of the United States of America. Greeting Whereas there has been submitted to the Senate of the
United States of America a treaty for the Annexation of
the Hawaiian Islands to the said United States of America,
for consideration at its regular session in December A.D.
1897; therefore,

The Republic of Hawaii hereby cedes absolutely and without

reserve to the United States of America all rights of sovereignty
of whatsoever kind in and over the Hawaiian Islands and their
dependencies; and it is agreed that all territory of and
appertaining to the Republic of Hawaii is hereby annexed to the
United States of America under the name of the Territory of
Hawaii. . . . The existing laws of the United States relative to
public lands shall not apply to such lands in the Hawaiian Islands,
but the Congress of the United States shall enact special laws for
their management and disposition. . . . There shall be no further
immigration of Chinese into the Hawaiian Islands, except upon
such conditions as are now or may hereafter be allowed by the
laws of the United States, and no Chinese by reason of anything
herein contained shall be allowed to enter the United States
from the Hawaiian Islands.
JOHN TYLER MORGAN

We the undersigned, native Hawaiian citizens and

residents of the district of.............Island of.........who are
members of the Hawaiian Patriotic League of the
Hawaiian Islands, and others who are in sympathy with
the said league, earnestly protest against the annexation
of the said Hawaiian Islands to the United States of
America in any form or shape. SOURCE: National Archives
1. What was the intent and purpose
of the petition? UNDERLINE or
HIGHLIGHT where in the passage led
you to your conclusion.

TREATY OF HAWAIIAN ANNEXATION, 1898

2. According to the wording

of the treaty did Hawaii
willingly or unwillingly
become annexed by the
United States? Explain.
UNDERLINE or HIGHLIGHT
where in the passage led you
to your conclusion.

QUEEN LILIUKOLANI

3. How do the two sources contradict each other?

SOURCE: Library of Congress

Description: PUCK CARTOON 1897- A woman (Hawai'i) and Uncle Sam are getting married,
kneeling before the minister (McKinley) who is reading from a book entitled "Annexation
Policy". The bride seems ready to bolt. Behind the couple stands Morgan with a shotgun.

C U LT U R A L C H A R A C T E R I S T I C S
Cultural diffusion: the

spreading of a cultural
trait (i.e. material object,
idea, or behavior pattern)
from one society to
another.
When cultures join and

merge (like a hybrid) it is

called cultural
convergence.

In Australia, its NOT Burger King.its

Hungry Jacks!!

C U LT U R A L C H A R A C T E R I S T I C S
Australia
CAPITAL: Canberra
POPULATION: 20 million people
HEAD OF STATE: Queen Elizabeth II

represented by Governor-General
FORM OF GOVERNMENT: Constitutional

monarchy
NATURAL RESOURCES: coal, zinc, nickel,

gold, wool
NATIONAL SYMBOLS: Kangaroo and Emu
NATIONAL ANTHEM: Advance Australia Fair

C U LT U R A L C H A R A C T E R I S T I C S
Australia
Down Under is a label/

nickname for Australia because

the continent is ENTIRELY in
the Southern Hemisphere
Early colonists were from Europe

(criminals/debtors).

Prisoners performed hard labor

until they finished their

sentences.

LOCATION
Australia is in the
Southern Hemisphere.

Because it is south of the equator,

the seasons in Australia are the
opposite of those in Europe: its
winter in Australia when its
summer in Europe.

The biggest city is Sydney, where

there is the famous Sydney Opera
House.

How do you say it in Australian?

American

Australian

barbecue

barbie

kangaroo

roo

mosquito

mozzie

chicken

chook

candy

lollie

slippers

thongs

TV

tellie

girl

sheila

sheep

jumbuck

cinema

pictures

mailbox

letterbox

shoes

runners

highway

main road

C U LT U R A L C H A R A C T E R I S T I C S
Aboriginal Australian
are members of groups that existed

in Australia and the surrounding

islands prior to European
colonization.
they only represent 1% of the

population. The total population

of Australia is 22 million.

Aboriginal music is often

recognizable for its most famous

instrument, the didgeridoo,
which extends about five feet and
produces a low, vibrating hum.

C U LT U R A L C H A R A C T E R I S T I C S
Aboriginal Australians
Stolen Generations (1905 - 1969)
Children were forcibly removed

from indigenous Australians as

young

purpose of raising them

separately from and ignorant of

their culture and people, and for
the ultimate purposes of
suppressing any distinct
Aboriginal culture, thereby
ending the existence of the
Aborigines as a distinct people.

C U LT U R A L C H A R A C T E R I S T I C S
New Zealand
Mori people
the indigenous Polynesian people of New Zealand
Maori developed a unique language, rich mythology,

distinctive crafts and performing arts.

Social upheaval, decades of conflict and epidemics of

disease too their toll on the Maori population but from

1960s onwards, a Maori cultural revival has been
taking place.
The Haka is a traditional Maori war dance from

New Zealand.