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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.
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...
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...