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John S Whitehead

Completing the Union

Alaska, Hawai'i, and the Battle for Statehood

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As late as mid-1941 the two territories of Alaska and Hawai'i were little known by most Americans. Alaska was seen as a frozen wasteland and Hawai'i, 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 theaters of World War II. Thousands of Americans came to know Alaska and Hawai'i 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 Pa… Mehr

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  • ISBN: 978-0-8263-3637-8
  • EAN: 9780826336378
  • Produktnummer: 1594884
  • Verlag: University Of New Mexico Press
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2004
  • Seitenangabe: 458 S.
  • Masse: H22.9 cm x B15.2 cm x D2.6 cm 698 g
  • Abbildungen: Paperback
  • Gewicht: 698

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