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In 1897, there was a crisis between Japan and the USA over Hawaii. McKinley was starting with the creation of an annexation treaty which pissed off the Japanese to the point where both sides were considering a war over the islands. Suppose cooler heads don't prevail and Japan goes to war to stop any annexation.
How does an 1897 Pacific war play out? Is the Spanish-American War butterflied away?