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#39342. TimberWolfe
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What islands did the United States purchase from Denmark in 1917 to keep the Germans from building a submarine base?
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JaneofGaunt
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They are now the U.S. Virgin Islands
Sep 30 03, 10:57 PM
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Adding a little more info as a blatant attempt to rise up the frequent poster list- On March 31, 1917, the U.S. took formal possession of the Danish West Indies. Renamed the Virgin Islands, this chain consists of St. Thomas, St. Croix, St. John and about 50 other small islands, most of which are uninhabited. Lying about 65 kilometers east of Puerto Rico at the end of the Greater Antilles, the U.S. purchased the islands from Denmark for $25 million because of their strategic location in relation to the Panama Canal.
Oct 01 03, 3:33 AM
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