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