Why did Russia sell Alaska to the United States?

Russia sold Alaska to the United States because it was afraid that the Alaska colony would be taken away by Britain.

1853 After the Crimean War broke out, Russia was afraid that the Alaska colony would be taken away by Britain and proposed to sell Alaska to the United States. 1867 On March 30th, the United States bought nearly 170 square kilometers of land in Alaska from Russia at a price of $7 million plus a handling fee of $200,000, with an average value of only two cents per mu.

The effective dates of the land lease are 1867, 10 and 18, so this date is designated as Alaska Memorial Day.

There are Russian bombing troops and various armed forces on the land of Alaska. If Alaska belongs to Russia, if there is a war, it will bring great losses to the surrounding United States and Canada. Alaska is an important military base in the United States.

But for impoverished Russia at that time, this land was undoubtedly useless. At that time, the life, treasury and army of the Russian people were much lower than those of neighboring countries. At that time, Alaska was barren, and most of the time it was extremely cold. In the eyes of the world, it is a useless place, so Russia will throw this land away.

Many years later, a large number of minerals were found on the land of Alaska, and gold and oil were found underground. These substances make Alaska's industry more developed, and Alaska has established a large number of oil factories and mines. This rich place has brought a lot of convenience to the United States and made its development more advanced in the world.

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