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Greenland isn't the first territory America wanted from Denmark. Here's another.

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The U.S. tried to take the Danish West Indies from Denmark in 1915 .

Woodrow Wilson , the 28th president, wanted a naval base in the Caribbean and saw the then- Danish islands as the best option.

Washington also wanted to secure the new trade routes created with the opening of the Panama Canal .

Around 87,000 people live on the Islands which cover some 135 square miles , according to U.S. Census data.

Greenland offers a trove of rare earth minerals, of which the US was a top producer until China took over.

Islanders still cannot vote for president and the delegate that they send to Washington cannot vote in Congress .

The median household income on the Virgin Islands is $ 40,000 , compared to around $72,000 for the United States .

Denmark practiced slavery on the Virgin Islands for nearly 200 years .

The Danes abolished the practice after a slave rebellion in 1848 , which led to conditions where a forced sale of the Islands actually benefited Denmark .

Neither Denmark nor the U.S. have lived up to their principles regarding human rights and democracy.

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