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Debate: Should Russia have sold Alaska to America?
Side: Russia made a good decision

Not only did this benefit the US in the sense that they began to expand even more AND they got super lucky with the amount of resources found in Alaska. BUT this was also super beneficial for the Russians: the creation of a stronger alliance between the two (until the Cold War but we don't need to talk about that) and the trade benefits that came from all of the resources within Alaska. AND at the time, Russia created a foothold over the British, who they just got out of the Crimean war with, since they cornered Canada with the US (who was slowly becoming a world superpower).
Debate: Should Russia have sold Alaska to America?
Side: Russia made a good decision

I believe Russia made a good decision in selling Alaska to the United States. They were having financial problems and they knew they couldn't fight off the U.K. if they would have gone to war with them. Russia needed to give it to a trusted country, and we were lucky to be it. The cheap price of Alaska and the resources that we discovered when exploring, made America a very lucky community. The oil, coal, and gold that were found got us back way more of the money that we bought Alaska for in the first place.
Debate: Should Russia have sold Alaska to America?
Side: Russia made a good decision

I believe that Russia made a good decision by selling Alaska to America, because at the time, Russia was vulnerable. After the Crimean war, Russia needed the money, and the U.S was looking to continue expansion. Russia also knew that if they did not sell Alaska, that it could have been seized by the U.K, and Russia would not have money to defend.
Debate: Should Russia have sold Alaska to America?
Side: Russia made a good decision

I agree because Russia did need the money after the Crimean War. It would have been very hard to keep control of Alaska and it would have taken lots of resources, resources they didn't have. Even then, there was a good chance Britain would swoop in and take it for their own.
Debate: Should Russia have sold Alaska to America?
Side: Russia made a good decision

Yes! Both Russia and the United States gained many benefits from this agreement. Not only did Russia need: 1) An effective and efficient way to reduce debt 2) To focus their time and resources on other areas, but the United States gained: 1) Long and short term resources and benefits 2) A large amount of land at an economical price 2) Security on their Western front. Both superpowers gained what they needed at the time, and avoided future conflict and difficulties over Alaska.
Debate: Should Russia have sold Alaska to America?
Side: Russia made a good decision

I believe Russia made a good decision mainly for the fact that there really was no purpose to own Alaska. The fur trade was one of their only sources of income (which was depleted very quickly), they had just gotten out of a war, and they desperately needed money. The Russians were given a chance of financial aid, and they took that chance, resulting in them being able to start again. Overall, Russia made a good decision in selling Alaska to the United States.
Debate: Should Russia have sold Alaska to America?
Side: Russia made a good decision

Russia didn't have the resources to support such a huge territory so they sold it to an ally who could. Thus giving them a new trading route with america.
Debate: Should Russia have sold Alaska to America?
Side: Russia made a good decision

Russia made a good decision because they made an alliance with America while paying off some of their war debt. It also gave America more land and later, more resources.
Debate: Should Russia have sold Alaska to America?
Side: Russia made a good decision

I think that Russia made a good decision because at the time they weren't capable of exploring Alaska and finding resources due to their lack of money and time.
Debate: Should Russia have sold Alaska to America?
Side: Russia made a good decision

It was a good decision overall because they had to do what they had to do to pay their debt
Debate: Should Russia have sold Alaska to America?
Side: Russia made a good decision

Russia made a good decision because it helped them pay off some of their war debt and they also formed and alliance with America.
Debate: Should Russia have sold Alaska to America?
Side: Russia made a good decision

Selling Alaska to the United States further strengthened that relationship. United States earned their money back quickly, despite the fact Russia also looked for resources and was unsuccessful. Russia was better off with their new 7.2 million and Britain did not advance on Alaska or make a threatening move on the United States because of the lands new ownership. Both sides; Russia and the United States, took a risk selling or buying Alaska but over all it was a plus for both sides. The Natives were also better off without the Russian control and with the kinder Americans. Over all it was for the best.
Debate: Should Russia have sold Alaska to America?
Side: Russia made a good decision

I think they made a good decision because America needs more oil.
Debate: Should Russia have sold Alaska to America?
Side: Russia made a good decision

Russia was unwilling to explore and expand, but America was full of hearty adventurers ready for the challenge of untouched lands. We had the drive to win, and we bought the land and now we are a state. BOOM!, MERICA!
Debate: Should Russia have sold Alaska to America?
Side: Russia made a bad decision

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Debate: Should Russia have sold Alaska to America?
Side: Russia made a good decision

I believe that Russia made a good decision in selling Alaska. There lack of money, would have made exploring Alaska inscrutable hard for them. Them gaining money from selling Alaska helped them to get out of debt, even if that money was not received for a couple of years. Russia was also able to keep Britain from obtaining it, which is plus for both Russia and America. Another good thing is that America was able to sufficiently explore and use the natural resources that come from Alaska.
Debate: Should Russia have sold Alaska to America?
Side: Russia made a good decision

I think Russia made a good desicion the sell Alaska to America because america is great
Debate: Should Russia have sold Alaska to America?
Side: Russia made a good decision

Russia made a good decision because they didn't have the money for their debt from the Crimean War. They also made an alliance with the United States, and by selling Alaska they were cornering the British territory of Canada.
Debate: Should Russia have sold Alaska to America?
Side: Russia made a good decision

Russia made a good decision because in the long run it helped America with gathering and collecting resources throughout the years. Alaska has payed back America 10 times over which has helped us.
Debate: Should Russia have sold Alaska to America?
Side: Russia made a good decision

Russia made a good decision for themselves and for America to share. Russia was able to get out of debt from it when they sold Alaska, and U.S Eventually found out that there were essential resources; Gold, and Oil, which created more profit for themselves.
Debate: Should Russia have sold Alaska to America?
Side: Russia made a good decision

Russia made a good decision because since they lost the crimean war they gained not only an ally but as well as a chunk of money to get them out of their war debt. Also they had drained what resources they knew were there and any relevant source of gold would have been crazy luck.
Debate: Should Russia have sold Alaska to America?
Side: Russia made a good decision

Russia made a good decision because it made money for a "worthless land". Also Russia wasn't doing so good so some other country could've taken it over. So it's a good thing that they sold it.
Debate: Should Russia have sold Alaska to America?
Side: Russia made a good decision

At the time, Russia was in financial crisis and did not have the funds necessary to pay back the 15 million pounds sterling (Russian currency) that they owed. While it is true that Russia could've refrained for selling Alaska until they had assurances that they would be paid back since the United States was in turmoil because of the Civil War, it made more sense for Russia to sell Alaska. Additionally the Russians had no idea there were more valuable resources within Alaska. To their knowledge, Russia had already maximized their exploitation of Alaska and there was nothing left for them in the cold, barren land. Nowadays we know better, Alaska has brought in over 45 billion dollars for the US from its various resources and it is a wonderful place. However, Russia could not defend Alaska and needed money, which could be obtained from selling Alaska.
Debate: Should Russia have sold Alaska to America?
Side: Russia made a good decision

Russia made a good decision on selling Alaska because it helped not only Russia but also Untied States. Russia gained ally with United States and out grew their debt in money. United States gained more land and resources that made an impact on the mainland especially oil.
Debate: Should Russia have sold Alaska to America?
Side: Russia made a good decision

Russia made a good decision because they were broke and just had lost Crimean war. Also they did not need to worry about Britain attacking them in Alaska. Russia was no longer making that much profit from Alaska as fur trading was declining.
Debate: Should Russia have sold Alaska to America?
Side: Russia made a good decision

Russia made a good decision to sell it due to their money problem. At the time, Russia was starting to go in debt and couldn't afford to explore Alaska and it's extreme weather conditions and landscape. They were also having problems with Great Britain attacking them so if they didn't sell Alaska, they would have had problems with Great Britain taking over Alaska. They also made a good decision to sell Alaska to America because they were looking at wanting Alaska so they can take over Canada, which was part of Great Britain at the time. This decision helped Russia get Great Britain off their backs because Russia got farther away from Great Britain and Russia and America were good allies back then. This helped America in a military strategic way, it helped surround Great Britain in Canada so they couldn't go anywhere and allows us to get to Asia in a quicker and more efficiency. This helped Russia because they gained roughly 7 million dollars and they didn't have to deal will the problem of Native Alaskans rebelling against the Russians. So the Russians made a good decision on selling Alaska to the Americans.
Debate: Should Russia have sold Alaska to America?
Side: Russia made a good decision

Russia needed money to keep their country afloat. Alaska was an unknown territory with no verified reliable resources other than the fur trade. Even the fur trade had started to dwindle. They needed to sell something, and Alaska was the best choice.
Debate: Should Russia have sold Alaska to America?
Side: Russia made a good decision

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Debate: Should Russia have sold Alaska to America?
Side: Russia made a good decision

They made a good decision because during that time Russia was in debt and need the money to paid that debt. Russia also don't have the economic power to support as much the settlers in Alaska.
Debate: Should Russia have sold Alaska to America?
Side: Russia made a good decision

Yes Russia made a good decision because even though they didn't know it then, Alaska is full of resources. we made way more money than we paid for Alaska because of all of the goods and resources which was a realllllllllllllllllly good deal. And Alaska is beautiful so thats even better.
Debate: Should Russia have sold Alaska to America?
Side: Russia made a good decision

Russia selling Alaska was the best decision for them to make regarding Alaska at the time. Alaska may have had resources that Russia could have taken advantage of, but the fact that there was a ocean between Russia and Alaska was a major obstacle that would have wasted Russia more money than they were likely to make. Also as stated by another person in this feed, Russia would have lost more resources and money than was necessary to protect Alaska, especially during the Cold War.
Debate: Should Russia have sold Alaska to America?
Side: Russia made a good decision

Of course perspective is everything in this argument, but the decision for Russia to sell the Alaskan territory to the United States has been beneficial for both countries in the long run. At the time Russia was in dire need of the money and the money from the developing resources helped boost the developing Nation that is the United States.
Debate: Should Russia have sold Alaska to America?
Side: Russia made a good decision

I think that Russia made a great decision selling Alaska to America, they did not have the resources to gather resources, and explore in Alaska. Also the Russian empire was to weak and could not defend a British attack in Alaska. It was a good decision of selling it, getting the money and not having a chance of loosing it to Britain their enemy.
Debate: Should Russia have sold Alaska to America?
Side: Russia made a good decision

Russia did not have the people to support to start town in alaska, and most people came for the fur then left. Russia also needed the money for there war. And like america because it ally with america. 1 upvote= $1
Debate: Should Russia have sold Alaska to America?
Side: Russia made a good decision

I think Russia made a good decision because Amerca has benefited madly from resources, and it was kinda cheap, but it also helped them get out of debt, and still reaped the reward of animal skins
Debate: Should Russia have sold Alaska to America?
Side: Russia made a good decision

I believe Russia made a good decision by selling Alaska to the US because Russia did not have the time and money to start a great civilization while they were at war with the British. Not only did they get the money they needed to support them, they gave the US a great advantage to expand and start a civilization in the west. In the long run, the US found a great number of supplies and resources to make money and a living, it also gave us a tactical advantage. In the cold war, Russia would have been a lot closer to America, which would have more than likely sparked a great war. Although there are some disadvantages for Russia, i still believe in the long run, it was a good idea to sell Alaska to the US.
Debate: Should Russia have sold Alaska to America?
Side: Russia made a good decision

I personally don’t think Russia made a good decision but I also don’t have an opinion so they did a goo
Debate: Should Russia have sold Alaska to America?
Side: Russia made a good decision

It gave America more land to build off of and new/more resources to find.
Debate: Should Russia have sold Alaska to America?
Side: Russia made a good decision

I think that the Russians did the right thing by selling Alaska. Because the Russians needed more money and they did not need Alaska. So it was an easy buy for the Americans.
Debate: Should Russia have sold Alaska to America?
Side: Russia made a good decision

Yes because there are various reasons 1)To get more money to benefit themselves because the Russians were in debt so why pass up a 7.2 mil deal?2)The Russians exploited a lot of their resources 3)Afraid of other countries trying to take Alaska
Debate: Should Russia have sold Alaska to America?
Side: Russia made a good decision

I agree and support #3 it would make no sense for Russia to keep the land and another country come in take the land from then and Russia become even more poor.
Debate: Should Russia have sold Alaska to America?
Side: Russia made a good decision

I think they sold it for a good cost. If they didnt sell Alaska wouldnt be here today they made a good desision
Debate: Should Russia have sold Alaska to America?
Side: Russia made a good decision

Russia made a good decision saling Alaska to America. Alaska have a lot of resources and America need the Alaska resources. For example the oil and the mine resources and more.
Debate: Should Russia have sold Alaska to America?
Side: Russia made a good decision

There are many reasons on why Russia sold Alaska. First of all there was conflict rising in Russia between England and France, to the point Russia was concerned about Alaska being "taken" from them. Second of all due to this conflict, the Russia funding was drying up, they need "fast" cash.
Debate: Should Russia have sold Alaska to America?
Side: Russia made a good decision

I think Russia was lazy to do work and use resources and they just didn’t wanna do it so they sold it el o el
Debate: Should Russia have sold Alaska to America?
Side: Russia made a good decision

so hard to decide whether or not if we didnt get sold to the united states then we would still be under russia? Damn. idk. but, i also wouldn;t really want to be under americas control either. i just wish we were left the eff alone? it is a hard question to answer. or argue. sorry mr won.
Debate: Should Russia have sold Alaska to America?
Side: Russia made a good decision

I think they did make a good decision on selling Alaska because they did lose a war, and they got more opportunities to explore Alaska, do new things, and have new opportunities to do things here in Alaska such as; trade, sell, fishing, etc. Alaska also needed the money and also needed to stay in good terms with the U.S
Debate: Should Russia have sold Alaska to America?
Side: Russia made a good decision

Russia made a good decision in selling Alaska. They sold Alaska because they thought it was just barren land or didn't have any info on it.
Debate: Should Russia have sold Alaska to America?
Side: Russia made a good decision

It was a good decision, no questions asked. If Russia didn't sell Alaska, then we would've lost a lot of lives due to the Japanese air raids coming from the North. Due to Russia's forces being spread thin, the Japanese had attempted to 'backdoor' the U.S through the Aleutian chain, but because there were naval bases stationed all throughout Alaska, the Japanese never had a chance to get through. If you disagree with me, you're wrong.
Debate: Should Russia have sold Alaska to America?
Side: Russia made a good decision

I think Russia made a good choice because at the time, it was their best option. They needed money to come back from the loss in Crimean war and ensure that Great Britain wouldn’t seize Alaska if they were to go to war again. By selling Alaska to the US, it insured that Great Britain wouldn’t gain control of Alaska from Russia, and with the extra money, they were able to expand west which was their main focus.
Debate: Should Russia have sold Alaska to America?
Side: Russia made a good decision

Russia made a good decision because they needed money and america have lots of money
Debate: Should Russia have sold Alaska to America?
Side: Russia made a bad decision

I believe that Russia made a bad decision on selling Alaska because they could have waited just a few years just like America did and would have slowly become out of their debt.
Debate: Should Russia have sold Alaska to America?
Side: Russia made a bad decision

I feel as if Russia made a mistake selling Alaska. Think about it. USA made back all the money spent on buying Russia pretty quickly. Gold, zinc, fish and natural gas are still making money for the US. AND it would give Russia more strategic footing on North America. In conclusion, the resources and land would have been beneficial to Russia to this day.
Debate: Should Russia have sold Alaska to America?
Side: Russia made a bad decision

It was great for us (USA), however Russia missed out big time with all the gold, oil and many other resources.
Debate: Should Russia have sold Alaska to America?
Side: Russia made a bad decision

I believe that Russia should have done something different to regain their money so they could keep Alaska and they could have even gained a lot more money like America did when Russia sold to America.
Debate: Should Russia have sold Alaska to America?
Side: Russia made a bad decision

Russia made a bad desision because they could have used all the land and natural resourses Alaska has for themselves.
Debate: Should Russia have sold Alaska to America?
Side: Russia made a good decision

They made a bad decision because we had this land first they have no right to do that and it makes no sense and its pissing me off.
Debate: Should Russia have sold Alaska to America?
Side: Russia made a bad decision

Every land is "Stolen land". I agree that it wasn't exactly humane to sell it in the way that it was, but ultimately the purchase led to the construction of a much larger and efficient Democratic system. Mother nature is its own, and no land truly belongs to anybody. The ability to ask questions and to desire to know more is intrinsic to human beings and progress comes with. Progress is the result of the questions and learning desire and thus progress can't be stopped as long as humans remain on Earth. Because the U.S and other nations were developing more complex societies and technology, it was only a matter of time before Alaska became absorbed into a nation.
Debate: Should Russia have sold Alaska to America?
Side: Russia made a bad decision

NO, Russia made a bad decision on selling Alaska to America because we gained a lot more money in the resources of Alaska than we spent on it. Also because Alaska has helped us expand and benefited us in other ways such as trade.
Debate: Should Russia have sold Alaska to America?
Side: Russia made a good decision

Yeah and America makes the world a better place. Russia is a soviet nation that would like nothing more than having anybody with a sense of individuality to be stuffed into a neatly furnished prison where they're robbed of their humanity.
Debate: Should Russia have sold Alaska to America?
Side: Russia made a bad decision

Yeah and America makes the world a better place.That's interesting. Did you make Iraq a better place when you invaded it illegally and killed a million Iraqis? How about when you kept vetoing an end to sanctions during the 1990s and a million more died? You must really like ISIS if you think they have made the world a better place.And what about al Qaeda? Have they made the world a better place too? They must have, given that they were trained and funded by the American government as guerrilla fighters to be used against the Russians, right?There are just so many people in your country who are incomprehensibly biased and stupid. Welcome to the club.
Debate: Should Russia have sold Alaska to America?
Side: Russia made a good decision

We shut Al Qaeda down and we, for the most part have done the same to Isis. It's Islam's own fault that they've become as radical as they are today. I agree that the majority of the people in our government are very power hungry and self serving, but ultimately, the United States as a whole has saved more lives than it has taken, regardless of reason.
Debate: Should Russia have sold Alaska to America?
Side: Russia made a bad decision

Russian made a bad choice because they lefty natural resources. They sold Alaska to get money to get them out of debt. If they explored the area like the U.S. did they would have gotten three time what they sold alaska for.
Debate: Should Russia have sold Alaska to America?
Side: Russia made a bad decision

While Russia was indeed losing money in a war, it could have made more money consistently through the many resources in the land of Alaska. America found gold soon after they bought the territory, plus oil is a huge resource for the state. With fresh salmon, berries, and even gold that locals can find through a little hard work, it creates many resources that are unique to Alaska alone. While they needed money at the time, they would have gained more money by keeping the territory and searching for resources.