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Secretary of State William H. Seward agreed to purchase Alaska from Russia for only $7.2 million
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The Spanish-American War is formally declared.
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Secretary of State John Hay announces the Open Door policy, which demands that European powers controlling portions of China grant equal access to the United States. The policy calls for the free movement of goods but not people.
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