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In 1935 General Billy Mitchell said to Congress "I believe that in the future, whoever holds Alaska will hold the world. I think it is the most important strategic place in the world" Why did he say this? And did control of Alaska play an important role in the Geopolitics of the day?

by /u/Reasonable_Thinker in /r/AskHistorians

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