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What happened to the Danish West Indies (Dansk Vestindien) in 1917?
In the exam (Danish)
Hvad skete der med Dansk Vestindien i 1917?
- aThe islands became part of GreenlandØerne blev en del af Grønland
- bThe islands were given to EnglandØerne blev givet til England
- cThe islands were sold to the USAØerne blev solgt til USACorrect answer
Why?
Denmark sold the islands of St Thomas, St John and St Croix (Sankt Thomas, Sankt Jan and Sankt Croix) to the USA in 1917. Today they are called the United States Virgin Islands.
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