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The Truman administration proposed paying Denmark $100 million in gold to acquire Greenland in 1946, driven by strategic concerns during the Cold War, but Denmark rejected the offer.
proposed paying $100 million (specifically suggested as in gold) for in 1946, a secret initiative rooted in strategic concerns; Denmark did not accept and the idea faded into a historical footnote tha...
In 1946 the Truman administration formally proposed buying Greenland — most often reported as an offer of $100 million in gold — driven by Cold War strategic concerns about Arctic bases and air routes...