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  2. History of Alaska - Wikipedia

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    By the turn of the 20th century, a movement pushing for Alaska statehood began, but in the contiguous 48 states, legislators were worried that Alaska's population was too sparse, distant, and isolated, and its economy was too unstable for it to be a worthwhile addition to the United States. [17] World War II and the Japanese invasion ...

  3. List of sovereign states and dependent territories in Europe

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    The list below includes all entities falling even partially under any of the various common definitions of Europe, geographical or political.Fifty generally recognised sovereign states, Kosovo with limited, but substantial, international recognition, and four largely unrecognised de facto states with limited to no recognition have territory in Europe and/or membership in international European ...

  4. List of sovereign states by date of formation - Wikipedia

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    The list shows large groupings associated with the dates of independence from decolonization (e.g., 41 current states gained control of sovereignty from the United Kingdom and France between 1956 and 1966) or dissolution of a political union (e.g., 18 current states gained control of sovereignty from the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia between 1990 ...

  5. World War II by country - Wikipedia

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    More than 50 percent of the supplies sent to Europe and Africa from the United States were shipped from ports in the Gulf of Mexico and passed through the Caribbean. One year after the Pearl Harbor attack , the United States Caribbean Defense Command reached a total of 119,000 personnel, half of them stationed in Panama to protect the canal ...

  6. List of sovereign states in the 1950s - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of sovereign states in the 1950s, giving an overview of states around the world during the period between 1 January 1950 and 31 December 1959. It contains 108 entries, arranged alphabetically, with information on the status and recognition of their sovereignty .

  7. Test Your Knowledge: Do You Know Your State's Motto? - AOL

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    Answer: Alaska. Adopted in 1967, Alaska's motto "North to the Future" captures the pioneering spirit and potential that characterizes this massive state.

  8. Eastern Front (World War II) - Wikipedia

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    In World War II, Russia occupies a dominant position and is the decisive factor looking toward the defeat of the Axis in Europe. While in Sicily the forces of Great Britain and the United States are being opposed by 2 German divisions, the Russian front is receiving attention of approximately 200 German divisions.

  9. List of territorial disputes - Wikipedia

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    Alaska boundary dispute United States Canada: 1821 1903 Disputed between the United States and Canada (then a British Dominion with its foreign affairs controlled from London). The dispute had been going on between the Russian and British Empires since 1821, and was inherited by the United States as a consequence of the Alaska Purchase in 1867 ...