Treaty of the Danish West Indies
GPTKB entity
Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:treaty
|
| gptkbp:affects |
U. S. administration of the islands
|
| gptkbp:cultural_impact |
American influence in the Caribbean
|
| gptkbp:current_status |
part of U. S. territory
|
| gptkbp:date |
gptkb:1917
|
| gptkbp:diplomatic_relations |
U. S.-Denmark relations
|
| gptkbp:economic_significance |
strategic naval base
|
| gptkbp:historical_context |
gptkb:World_War_I
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| gptkbp:historical_documentation |
signed document
|
| gptkbp:historical_legacy |
U. S. Virgin Islands today
|
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
end of Danish colonialism
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Treaty of the Danish West Indies
|
| gptkbp:impact |
U. S. territorial expansion
|
| gptkbp:influence_on_later_treaties |
U. S. foreign policy
|
| gptkbp:influenced_by |
gptkb:international_relations
colonial history Danish colonial policy local governance issues Danish foreign relations post-colonial developments U. S. military strategy U. S. economic interests U. S. economic sanctions U. S. naval strategy World War I dynamics U. S. territorial policies U. S. immigration policies Danish military strategy Caribbean trade routes Caribbean geopolitics Caribbean cultural exchanges Danish economic interests Danish immigration policies Danish tourism policies U. S. tourism policies local population's interests |
| gptkbp:island_group_involved |
gptkb:Saint_John
gptkb:Saint_Thomas gptkb:Saint_Croix |
| gptkbp:legal_status |
gptkb:international_treaties
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Caribbean_Sea
|
| gptkbp:negotiated_by |
gptkb:Secretary_of_State
1916-1917 Danish Foreign Minister |
| gptkbp:next_event |
Danish colonial rule
|
| gptkbp:political_impact |
U. S. presence in the Caribbean
|
| gptkbp:public_reaction |
mixed opinions
|
| gptkbp:purpose |
transfer of sovereignty
|
| gptkbp:ratified_by |
gptkb:Senate
|
| gptkbp:related_event |
gptkb:Spanish-American_War
purchase of Alaska Panama Canal construction U. S. expansionism |
| gptkbp:renamed_as |
gptkb:U._S._Virgin_Islands
|
| gptkbp:signatories |
gptkb:Denmark
gptkb:United_States |
| gptkbp:territorial_dispute |
gptkb:none
|
| gptkbp:territory_transferred |
gptkb:Danish_West_Indies
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:The_Purchase_of_the_Virgin_Islands
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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