The Juneau Panhandle was home to Alaska’s largest cities and warmest climate when the Second Great Depression began, and the capital city was a favored stop on Alaskan ocean tours. Most of the settlements all over the small islands filling the area had no road access to the rest of the continent despite decades of promises. The Second Great Depression dried up the tourism industry and left the government without access to the outside resources they needed to survive. The government fell into complete and utter chaos and effectively ceased to exist.