Alaska statehood referendum

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Properties (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf referendum
gptkbp:approves over 90% in favor
gptkbp:conducted gptkb:Alaska_Statehood_Committee
gptkbp:controversy economic benefits of statehood
gptkbp:followedBy Alaska's_admission_to_the_Union_on_January_3,_1959
gptkbp:governs gptkb:William_A._Egan
gptkbp:heldIn August 26, 1958
gptkbp:historicalContext Cold War era politics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Alaska statehood referendum
gptkbp:impact Alaska's_political_landscape
gptkbp:influencedBy post-World_War_II_sentiment_for_statehood
gptkbp:involved gptkb:U.S._Congress
territorial government
statehood advocates
Alaska_residents
gptkbp:keyIssues self-governance
gptkbp:legislation passed_by_the_U.S._Congress
gptkbp:opposedBy some residents preferred territorial status
gptkbp:outcome statehood approved
gptkbp:precededBy Alaska_Territorial_Legislature's_push_for_statehood
gptkbp:publicAccess strongly in favor of statehood
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Hawaii_statehood_referendum
gptkbp:resultedIn Alaska_becoming_the_49th_state_of_the_USA
gptkbp:significance marked the transition from territory to statehood
gptkbp:significantEvent Alaska's_history
gptkbp:voterTurnout secret ballot
over 90% of registered voters