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Long before coveting Greenland, the US expanded by opening its checkbook
From the early 19th century on, the United States expanded by acquiring territory through purchase or force. By expressing interest in Greenland, Donald Trump has revived that tradition.
The prospect of the US buying Greenland, by choice or by force, as mentioned by US President Donald Trump, gives historians a sense of déjà vu.
The 19th-century was a period of territorial acquisitions for the expanding country:
- Louisiana (from France) in 1803, then
- Florida (from Spain) in 1819,
- Alaska (from the Russian Empire) in 1867 and the
- Philippines (from Spain) in 1898.
"The idea of acquiring Greenland is not new.
It's been around since the 19th-century,"
---Henry William Brands Jr, a specialist in American history and professor at the University of Texas at Austin, told Le Monde.
It was linked to the acquisition of Alaska, which was then under Russian control.
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