The tale of how and why Russia ceded its control over Alaska to the US 150 years ago is actually 2 tales and 2 intertwining histories.

The prevailing narrative of the Alaska purchase, pushed in history textbooks for decades, doesn’t reflect public opinion at the time more than 150 years ago.

Russia had decided to sell Alaska, but the question was: how would America buy it? At the time, most Americans couldn’t imagine what they would do with such a cold, icy region.

Greenland is covered by the world's second-largest ice sheet, beaten only by Antarctica. Under this vast expanse of ice lies a hidden world of colossal canyons, prehistoric plant remnants, and even traces of human activity. In northwestern Greenland, the buried ruins of a US military research base remain concealed beneath the frozen surface.

President Trump has recently expressed a desire to expand American territory to include Greenland, the Panama Canal, and even all of Canada, and said he cannot rule out using military force. This would make the United States the largest country in the world,

As Donald Trump makes his return to the White House, he is poised to shatter long-held taboos, particularly those surrounding territorial expansion.

As climate change accelerates Arctic ice melt, opening up new shipping routes and resource extraction opportunities, Greenland's geopolitical value has soared In August 2019, then US president Donald Trump made headlines with his surprising proposal to buy Greenland from Denmark.

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How and why Russia ceded its control over Alaska to the United States 150 years ago is actually two tales and two intertwining histories.