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Alaska was officially made a state of the U.S. on January 3, 1959. Many people had forgotten the nickname Alaska once had as “Seward's Folly”; Finally, realizing the importance Alaska had on the United States. The Alaska purchase was proved to be the most important purchase ever transacted by the United States

The United States opposed the expansion of Japan in Asia, so they cut off important exports to Japan. On December 7,1941, Japanese Submarines and Carrier based planes, attacked the U.S pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbour. The attack mark the entrance of the United States into the WWII on to Allied side, and Japan in the side of Germany and Italy. The use of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki is justified in that the war would have dragged on longer killing more civilians and military lives, and to showcase the strength of the United States in order to prevent future attacks.

In 1939 the U.S. began an embargo of aircraft and aircraft part against Japan (document c). In July 1941 the United States freezes all Japan assets and bank accounts (document c). Then came August 1941 when U.S imposed an embargo on oil shipment to Japan (document c). The United States had stopped all its trading with the necessities Japan needed. Japan had developed anger with each embargo U.S. had made which lead them to attack Pearl Harbor. In 1937 more than 70% if the oil Japan received was from U.S. (document d). In 1941 oil Japan had received from U.S. by degrees decreased to less than 40% (document d). 341 tons of oil dropped after America throughout time stopped trade with Japan (document d). This shows that the U.S. was trying to weaken Japan economy, so Japan responded by attacking Pearl

“The Japanese plan was simple: Destroy the Pacific Fleet. That way, the Americans would not be able to fight back as Japan’s armed forces spread across the South Pacific. On December 7, after months of planning and practice, the Japanese launched their attack. In all, the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor crippled or destroyed nearly 20 American ships and more than 300 airplanes. Dry docks and airfields were likewise destroyed. Most important, almost 2,500 men were killed and another 1,000 were wounded. On December 8, Congress approved Roosevelt’s declaration of war. Three days later, Japanese allies Germany and Italy declared war against the United States. For the second time, Congress reciprocated. More than two years after the start of the conflict, the United States had entered World War II” (History.com).

The attack on Pearl Harbor was the product of Japanese anger at the United States and President Roosevelt should have taken immediate action to prevent it.

Imagine the world if the United States didn’t enter the second World War.  The United States was able to control the Germans, so they weren’t able to take over all of Europe; a whole continent to themselves.  The United States was attacked at Pearl Harbor by the Japanese on December 7th, 1944, because the United States cut off oil shipments to Japan so they would come to bargain.  Instead of bargaining, the Japanese came to Pearl Harbor and proved that it was a mistake to cut off the oil supply.  Another reason the United States joined the war was the Germans were sinking United States’ ships while taking supplies to England.  They were even using unrestricted submarine warfare even though they promised not to do so in years prior.

Since the the Louisiana purchase and during the 19th century, the United States would expand from what was the original Thirteen Colonies that seceded successfully from England, to include the entire continent from today’s Maine to California. Throughout this period, several expansionist accomplishments were made, including the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, the Compromise of 1820, the Mexican secession, the Compromise of 1850, and lastly the Kansas-Nebraska Act. Each of these, however, and more, were met with numerous proponents as well as opponents to territorial expansion – each for different reasons. However, each and every debate for or against expansion eventually led the United States government’s actions, or lack thereof, and has shaped

On March 30, 1867 Seward's Folly purchased the state of Alaska for 7.2 million dollars. The Treaty with Russia was negotiated and signed by Secretary of State William Seward and Russian Minister to the United States Edouard de Stoeckl. Many people though that this was a stupid purchase that would just put america into more debt. It took much time for Alaska to be purchased.Russia was the first to offer to sell Alaska to the United States in 1859, believing the United States would offset the designs of Russia’s greatest rival in the Pacific, Great Britain. Even though many saw this purchase as a REALLY stupid mistake, but the truth of the matter is Seward was wiser than everybody realized. That 7 million dollars that he paid for alaska

The Japanese concluded that our military would be too big and strong in a couple of years, so Japan decided to strike first and bombed Pearl Harbor. The Prime Minister and War Minister of Japan said “when I think about the strengthening of American defenses in the Southwest Pacific, the expansion of the American fleet,...I see no end to the difficulties...I fear that we would become a third-class nation after two or three years if we just sat tight.” Japan bombed Pearl Harbor because they believed if they waited too long, the U.S would be unstoppable.

On December 7, 1941 an “unexpected” attack altered the lives of many U.S. citizens located in Pearl Harbor. At first the attack was just a preventative measure from Japan to prevent the U.S. from interfering with the war Japan was planning to start with Southeast Asia. The aerial attack bombs resulted in the United States entry into World War II which had previously been going on for more than two years in Europe. The causes of the attack on Pearl Harbor can be justified by a number of reasons but the most evidential would be because of Japans imperialism. As Japan began to expand and invade China along with troops in French Indochina the United States gave japan the option to stop with their imperial ways or Japan would be cut off from all

This idea was initially mocked for its absurdity, despite Alaska's abundance of natural resources. Seward was successful in his endeavor to convince Congress to purchase the Alaska Territory stating that if the U.S. didn't purchase it then the Canadians would. There was also talk of bribery by the Russian government to push the vote through in favor of Seward. This decision was important because it gave the U.S. its 49th State as well as vast swaths of resource-rich land.

After invading Pearl Harbor and killing thousands of Americans, Japan thought they were on the path to winning the war. Little did they know that a couple months later, America was going to get them back for what they did. Japan was frustrated that America was in their way of becoming powerful so they tried to weaken America by attacking Pearl Harbor. This did not weaken America but made America even more powerful by America dropping atomic bombs on two cities in Japan.

On the morning of December 7, 1941, the Japanese dispatched an astonishment air assault on the U.S. Naval Base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. After only two hours of bombarding, more than 2,400 Americans were dead, 21 boats had either been sunk or harmed, and more than 188 U.S. airplane pulverized. The assault at Pearl Harbor so insulted Americans that the U.S. deserted its arrangement of nonintervention and proclaimed war on Japan the accompanying day - formally bringing the United States into World War II. The Japanese were sick of arrangements with the United States. They needed to proceed with their development inside Asia however the United States had put a greatly prohibitive ban on Japan in the trusts of controlling Japan 's hostility. Arrangements to explain their disparities hadn 't been going admirably. As opposed to offering into U.S. requests, the Japanese chose to dispatch an astonishment assault against the United States trying to pulverize the United States ' maritime power even before an authority declaration of war was given.

At 7:55 a.m. on Sunday December 7, 1941, The Japanese Empire bombed America’s navel base in Hawaii without warning or a formal declaration of war. Japan did not see this attack as foolish and did not think of the consequences of this mistake. The war began in 1939 and wouldn’t last long after the United States was forcefully brought into it. This was the end of neutrality and the beginning of World War II for the United States. The attack on Pearl Harbor not only affected the course of the Second World War, but it also affected America. The safety that America once felt was gone, our economy was changed, Japanese- Americans suffered, and our opinion of the war took a total turn.

Alaska is our 49th and largest state. The purchase of Alaska from Russia was orchestrated by Secretary of State William Seward, and was originally called Seward's Folly. However, that thinking changed when it was realized that the United States bought Alaska for such a little price considering its worth.