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U.S. Expansion and Exploration
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- In January of 1959, President Eisenhower issued a proclamation declaring Alaska the forty-ninth state. Alaska was the first new state since 1912. What was your reaction? Were you welcoming, angry, excited? Did you want Alaska to become part of the United States? Why or why not?
- Did you or anyone you knew participate in the politics of Alaska's statehood? What role did you play? What were your feelings when Alaska obtained its statehood? Was it worth the work you put in? Why or why not?
- Were you involved in any of the politics of Hawaii's statehood? What role did you play? How did it affect your lifestyle?
- The people who fought for Hawaii's statehood were mainly the political, agricultural, and industrial leaders. Many others were against it because of Hawaii's size, distance, lack of contiguity, and the nature of the population. Did you want Hawaii to become part of the United States?
- In March of 1959, Hawaii became the 50th state. What were your feelings and concerns at the time? Did it matter to you? Why or why not? In what ways did the statehood of Hawaii affect you?
- Did you or your family live in Alaska or Hawaii at that time? If so, how did the statehood change your lifestyle? Were there any immediate changes or were they gradual?
- Because Alaska became a state, it had to take over expenses of public services that had previously been provided for by the federal government. Did this affect you or your family? Did you think it was fair at the time?
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