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Completing the Union - Alaska, Hawaii and the Battle for Statehood (Paperback, New)
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Completing the Union - Alaska, Hawaii and the Battle for Statehood (Paperback, New)
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As late as mid-1941 the two territories of Alaska and Hawaii were
little known by most Americans. Alaska was seen as a frozen
wasteland and Hawaii, an exotic outpost in the mid-Pacific with a
multi-racial, particularly Asian, population. The bombing of Pearl
Harbor in late 1941 and the capture of two Aleutian Islands in 1942
made the two territories central theatres of World War II.
Thousands of Americans came to know Alaska and Hawaii as never
before. Once the war ended both territories hoped that statehood
would be their reward for such loyal wartime service. Their
strategic locations pointed to an increased national involvement in
the Pacific and Asia. The 49th and 50th states would eventually be
admitted, but it took thirteen years, from 1946 to 1959, to do it.
The long delay was caused by many of the events of the Cold War.
Both territories became enmeshed in the national politics of
anti-communism, radical labour movements, and Arctic policy to
resist a Soviet air attack across the polar North. A cadre of
statehood supporters emerged to make their case to the nation,
including the young Daniel Inouye of Hawaii and Ted Stevens of
Alaska, both of whom would become two of the most powerful senators
in Congress.
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