Alaska-Yukon (Earth's Alternate Turn)

The Alaska-Yukon Republic is a republic that gained independence in 1964.

Before Pretty much Everything Important
Owned by the Inuit for most of their pre-discovery time, Alaska-Yukon didn't get involved in much until the Russians came and found. The Russians conquered Alaska, and named it their own. It wasn't until 1959 did they sell it to us and stuff happened

The Gold Rush
People from all over came to Alaska in the gold rush after the U.S. owned it. Pretty much everything came down to "All my gold!" Some of the gold went into paying for the U.S. nuclear weapons that aided in their upcoming Spratley war. The Gold Rush was by far an important event throughout all of North America, and the Russians were really regretting selling it to the U.S.

The Aleutian Oblast
In 1960, Russia claimed back the Aleutians. The Americans had no need for the Alleutians at the time, so they let them have it while British and French explorers discovered the Inuit Yukon. Russia claimed the Aleutians as a new oblast, and it's capital became Unalaska. The Russians thought they had it, until the U.S. Air Force discover their Aleutian and Diomede islands had Russians on them, and dropped down from their to-Japan missile attack (made for slowing down their succesful Spratley conquerings). Members of the Air Force took down those local Russians causing heavy tension and fury in the Russia-U.S. friendship situation. The Russians could not succesfully conquer back the Islands, and went back to their double-war.

Yukon's "Re-Discovery" (1961)
Yukon had been known for a long time now, but French and British explorers that drifted away to look for resources found the Yukon territory again. As Canadians were living there, part British and French, they suspected no trouble. When they descended into Whitehorse, Yukon offered to the French permission for resource-mining. The British, however, were turned down for being mean to the Inuit natives when they came. The British started doing "sneak-attacks" on the French causing chaos for the local Yukon Government who wanted not a part in the war, as from their connection to Alaska they discovered anything could go wrong

So, the Canadians didn't let the French go into their resources. They forced the French back to French places, and the Canadians were living in peace once again.

Alaska's deal
In 1964, Alaskan-Americans grew tired of the American-Russian warzone going on in their country, and as part of the U.S., made a deal with the Russians. The Russians could freely obtain resources from Alaska as long as they don't conflict with the U.S. The Russians agreed, and the deal had been set. Of course it was the Americans who ruined everything. They decided they wouldn't let Russians in, and the deal sort of broke apart. So Alaska made another deal, this time with fellow Americans: Their Independence for Alaskan Gold. Well, of course America agreed, and Alaska was set free as a country

End-of-war agreements
In 1976, the U.S. claimed they had the right back to own Alaska. Alaska reminded them their deal, and that they wouldn't get the gold. The U.S. argued that Alaska would be their country, so they could have whatever they wanted. Alaska argued the deal explained otherwise, and had no second thought about the U.S. owning them. The U.S. being the U.S. decided they'd rather fight for Alaska

The Alaskans weren't winning the temporary war, and were getting pretty angry about it. They forced the U.S. to Canada through lots of native expert Inuit hunting gear, and this made the Americans lose their fight. Canadians, however, didn't appreciate the fact that there were non-registered Americans in their country, and forced them back to the U.S and the Lake Republics. This settled it. The government apologized, then made a deal with Alaska that if they needed help, they would ally, and that, as of now, they wouldn't try to claim Alaska as their what with a major war just ending.

Yukon Joins!
On January 5, 1984, Yukon still had frequent French and British army personel walk through their streets. They didn't have an army, and couldn't stand up to them, and when the French and British personel encounter each other, an argument happens, then a fight, and sometimes death, although very rarely. The Yukon government was feeling uneasy, and ask the Canadian government for help. They suggest letting them deal with it. Yukon liked the idea, and agreed, but no help came, even after repeated askings for help. In June, Yukon finally decided they were better off with a helpful government. The U.S. weren't helpful, nor the Canadian. The Alaskans forced the U.S. out, so Yukon asked if they could join. Alaska said yes.

The June 9 Deal
7 days later, Yukon finished signing a Declaration of Independence from Canada, and was officially part of Alaska. Canada knew that Yukon was a lot to look after, and they certainly needed a better government. Canada allied Yukon and apologized for not tending to their needs. Then, Alaska (Alaska-Yukon) and Canada forced the French and British back to where they came from, and all was fine.

The re-naming
In 1986, Yukon government argued to Alaska that they were excluded from the name and needed to be added. Various suggested names were Alaskon, Yukonia, Yukalsaka, the Republic of the North Inuit, Inuitia, and Inuit's Republic of Alaska and Yukon. Also, of course, the Alaska-Yukon Republic which became their final name.

Afterward
For the rest of the time, they have been trading oil and gold to other countries of the ITO, and have been working well with the American Commonwealth. They have a good Education Standard, and are nonetheless one of the most succesful Inuit sites in the world. The U.S. aided them a bit with the military, but in September 2015, they broke away from the Military Training League, and have a well-developed military. Nonetheless, they are friends with Russia as well despite the war and trouble they caused between the U.S. The Russians have helpt Alaska-Yukon a bit, but stopped to do their own bidding in 2005 (*cough*Crimea*cough*)