It is believed that by the beginning of the 15th century, the Viking settlements on the island ceased to exist, but in 1721, European settlers landed on the island again under the leadership of the Danish-Norwegian missionary Hans Egede. This is how the history of the new Danish colony began.
Donald Trump's desire to buy Greenland from Denmark is just a continuation of an old story. The possibility of such a purchase was explored by US Secretary of State William Seward in 1867, but Congress did not give the go-ahead. And in 1946, the US offered Denmark $100 million for Greenland, but was refused. Today, experts estimate the island's value at between $12.5 and $77 billion .
The American military has been on the island henan mobile number database since April 8, 1941, when they occupied it to prevent it from falling into the hands of the Nazis (Denmark was already under Nazi occupation at the time).
In 1951, the Danes and Americans signed an agreement allowing the United States to legally station troops in Greenland. By that time, the large American air base Thule was already operating on the island. It is still in operation today, only now it is called the Pituffik space base.
Why Trump Needs Greenland
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As we have already written , Greenland has large reserves of gold, diamonds, uranium, and rare earth metals used in electronic devices. The latter have become the main reason for the confrontation between the US and China on the island. Thus, China began investing in Greenland's rare earth mines back in the 2010s, and the US clearly intends to stop Chinese expansion here.
In addition to the natural resources of Greenland itself, control over the Arctic, which opens from the island's territory, is important to America.