Jesus. Fucking. Christ!!! 
In 1867, President Andrew Johnson bought Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million.
It wouldn’t even be the first time the U.S. has tried to bag Greenland. Back in 1946, officials offered Denmark $100 million in gold bars for the world’s largest island, a Danish autonomous territory. U.S. officials at the time thought it was a “military necessity.”
Harry S. Truman was the president of the United States in 1946:
- Economic challenges
Truman faced economic challenges in the post-World War II era, including:
- A rapid transition from wartime to peacetime economy
- Absorbing 10 million returning military personnel
- A 25% price hike after ending price controls
- Shortages of meat and housing
- Liberal agenda
Truman lobbied for a continued government role in the economy and an expansive liberal agenda.
- Conservative backlash
Republicans and conservative Democrats attacked Truman's strategy and rolled back some New Deal gains.
- Midterm elections
The Democrats lost control of Congress in the 1946 midterm elections.
- Personal concerns
Truman's stance on civil rights won him the black vote in 1948 -- and with it, the presidential election. See the executive order issued by President Truman desegregating the U.S. Armed Forces.