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The two that come to mind are: The 1867 acquisition by the United States from Russia of 586,412 square miles of land at the northwestern tip of the North American continent now known as Alaska for $7,200,000 The Louisiana Purchase by the United States of America of 828,800 square miles of the French territory in 1803 for $11,250,000 plus cancellation of debts worth $3,750,000 resulting in a total cost of $15 million dollars for the Louisiana territory. However the Roman Empire at its height covered over two million square miles stretching from the Rhine River to Egypt and from Britain to Asia Minor which were acquired through conquest.
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Turkey has a total land area of approximately 783,562 square kilometers, making it the 37th largest country in the world in terms of land area.
How much of the world does each continent take up?
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Genghis Khan
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Asia I dont know
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How did the American win so much land in the Treaty of Paris?
They made a secret deal with the british
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The Louisiana Purchase
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