Modern era · 1916
Treaty of the Danish West Indies
The Treaty of the Danish West Indies (Danish: Vestindiens traktat), officially the Convention between the United States and Denmark for cession of the Danish West Indies (Danish: Konventionen mellem USA og Danmark), was a 1916 treaty transferring sovereignty of the Danish West Indies from Denmark to the United States in exchange for a sum of US$25,000,000 in gold ($740 million in 2025), and agreement to cede US…
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- When
- 4 Aug 1916
- Where
- New York City
- Era
- Modern
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Before and after
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