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A 3 page review of the events leading up to Alaskan statehood. The contention that Americans began to regard Alaska more and more highly during World War II both as a result of growing awareness of the value of her natural resources and as a strategic point of U.S. defense is presented. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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is the largest state in the United States. Population wise, however, the state ranks as the third smallest in the nation. Located at the northwest extremity of the
North American continent, Alaska claims the reputation of being one of the wildest regions of the U.S. Her low population is concentrated in just a few large cities such
as Anchorage, Fairbanks, and Juneau. The vast majority of the state is not only undeveloped but very sparsely populated. Given her remoteness, indeed even isolation from mainstream America,
the manner in which she came to statehood is one of the most interesting stories in American history. The fact that Alaska became
the forty-ninth state admitted into the Union rather than allying herself with Russia revolves around several precise historic events (Badger, 1999). Alaska was, in fact, originally under Russian control
(Cohen, 1996). Russia elected to terminate that control, however, with the sale of the territory to the United States in 1867. For a mere $7,200,000 the United States
would purchase a land mass equivalent to approximately one-fifth its present day size. The purchase can be credited to the foresight of Secretary of State William H. Seward (Cohen,
1996). Initially, however, Seward would be ridiculed for the purchase of Alaska. Many in government and among the general populace alike referred to the territory as "Sewards Folly"
or "Sewards Icebox" because they saw no value in the acquisition. The region was looked at largely as a liability. First placed loosely under the control of the
U.S. Army, the responsibility for overseeing the territory would fall to U.S. Customs and then to the U.S. Navy (Cohen, 1996). Early
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