HIST 3311 - History of Alaska

3 hrs

Introduction to historical background of Alaska and its relationship to America and the world including anthropological aspects of Native groups, land bridge theory, Russian discovery, occupation and management, orthodoxy, purchase, American organization and development, gold rushes, congressional definition and federalism, relations with Canada, Native claims history, statehood, oil, role in national defense and the Cold War, Alaska flying and other technologies, and the disposition of Alaska lands compared to processes involving other Native Americans in the lower 48 states.