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The Acquisition of U.S. Virgin Islands: Strategic and Economic Implications

  The acquisition of the U.S. Virgin Islands by the United States from Denmark in 1917 was a significant event in the history of both nations and the Caribbean region. This transaction, which involved the islands of St. Thomas, St. John, and St. Croix, was driven by strategic and economic considerations.   A commemorative plate…