Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
historical event
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| gptkbp:aftermath |
Statehood in 1959
Gold Rush in the 1890s |
| gptkbp:awardedBy |
gptkb:William_H._Seward
|
| gptkbp:culturalImpact |
Influence_on_American_foreign_policy
|
| gptkbp:date |
March 30, 1867
|
| gptkbp:economicImpact |
Access to natural resources
|
| gptkbp:firstIntroduced |
Mocked_as_'Seward's_Folly'
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| gptkbp:historicalContext |
Post-Civil War expansionism
|
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
Strategic_location_during_the_Cold_War
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Alaska purchase
|
| gptkbp:impact |
Increased_territory_of_the_United_States
|
| gptkbp:involved |
gptkb:Russian_Empire
gptkb:United_States |
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Alaska
|
| gptkbp:politicalRole |
Reduced_Russian_presence_in_North_America
|
| gptkbp:publicAccess |
Controversial at the time
|
| gptkbp:significance |
Expansion_of_the_United_States
|
| gptkbp:territory |
From_Russia_to_the_United_States
|
| gptkbp:treaty |
Treaty of Cession
|
| gptkbp:type |
Treaty
|
| gptkbp:values |
7.2 million dollars
|
| gptkbp:year |
1867
|