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Was Alaska a good or bad purchase? Why do you believe it was or wasn't?

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Answer: The purchase of Alaska in 1867 marked the end of Russian efforts to expand trade and settlements to the Pacific coast of North America, and became an important step in the United States rise as a great power in the Asia-Pacific region.

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