FORIEGN POLICY

Question 1

Navy developments

Answer 1

In 1882 secretary of navy, William H Hunt advocated for naval expansion after a review he commissioned discovered that out of 140 ships only 42 were operational and that the navy mainly compromised wooden sailing vessels opposed to a more modern steamship.

Question 2

Hawaii developments

Answer 2

Since 1875 Hawaii had imported Hawaiian sugar duty free in return for the Hawaiian government refusing concessions such as importations of manufactured goods to other countries.
This mean Hawaii effectively relied on USA and expanded forms of the 1875 treaty of friendship
Thomas F Bayard has secured a new concession, permission to establish a naval base at pearl harbour