What did the United States attempt to buy for $100 million in 1946?

Asked Aug 5, 2019· 1 answer ·Americas, Greenland, North America, United States, United States Dollar

Faisal KhanAnswered Aug 5, 2019

In 1946 - long after Seward's time - the United States seems to have made a formal offer of $100 million for Greenland, according to declassified documents discovered about ten years ago in the National Archives.

Source: Reasons of State: Why Didn't Denmark Sell Greenland?

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