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How much did Russia sell Alaska to the United States for in 1867?
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Russia sold Alaska for $7.2 million to pay war debts after losing the Crimean War. The purchase seemed expensive then—critics called it "Seward's Folly." Now Trump plans to use this same territory to...
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