Why does Denmark Own Greenland? (Short Animated Documentary)
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Published 2020-09-23
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All Comments (21)
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America in 19th century “Can we buy Greenland?” Denmark “No” America in 1905 “Can we buy Greenland?” Denmark “No” America in 1945 “Can we buy Greenland?” Denmark “NO.” America in 2019 “Can we buy Greenland?” Denmark “NOOOOOO!!!!!!!!”
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"Finally teaching the Danes, how it feels to have a bunch of angry ships turn up off your shore and set everything on fire" Lmao.
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I’ve been to Greenland. Saying “it’s cold” is possibly the greatest understatement ever uttered. Iceland felt like Hawaii in comparison.
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2067: The 15th American purchase attempt of Greenland
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Denmark: “We’re not making the same mistake Russia made with Alaska.”
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As someone who doesn’t live in Greenland I ask myself this every day.
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Fun fact: There is a small border dispute between Canada and Denmark over a tiny island. Whenever a party lands on it they place their flag, and also a bottle of drink for the neighbors. Update: It was called to my attention that on June 11, 2022, Canada and Denmark resolved their dispute and agreed to divide the island.
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Greenland has wanted its independence for some time now.. but the conversation always goes: - “We want our independence”.. - “Sure, we’re just gonna retract the huge grants, as you’re no longer part of the Danish realm” - “Damn you Danes! We hate you, but you got us this time”. And that’s pretty much the end of the conversation.
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Napoleon is in every European story😂
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"Britain shelled Copenhagen, finally teaching the Danes how it feels to have a bunch of angry ships turn up at your shore and set things on fire" God I love this channel
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Denmark wouldn’t have said “no” if the proposal to buy Greenland had come from James Bissonette.
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“The Danish realm is absolutely massive.” Me: “Meh,Mercator Projection.”
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Denmark: "No means no!" USA: "What? Yes? Awesome! How much you want for it?"
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In American English, "no" can mean, "not yet."
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At 1:20 "Denmark made one silly mistake, to ally with Napoleon". Actually, Denmark wanted to be neutral during the Napoleonic war, but because Denmark had the second-largest fleet in Europe, the British bombed the harbours of Copenhagen, fearing that the massive fleet that rivalled their own would join the enemy. In doing so, they basically forced Denmark to side with Napoleon to fight against Britain. So, at the time of the bombing, Denmark was neutral, not an ally of Napoleon.
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As an American I can promise that we will try again.
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nobody: portugal: let's claim greenland because why not
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"It was decided that Norway needed to calm down and leave." Norway would like to speak to your manager
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Dane here. I would like to clarify something. Denmark tried to avoid participating in the napoleon wars. UK however was afraid that Denmark would side with Napoleon, and decided to strip Denmark of its fleet (but before this, they wanted the Danish king to put the fleet available to the english navy, which was refused). After this, Copenhagen was bombed, and in response to this, Denmark sided with Napoleon.
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Portugal, why on earth would you even..... Portugal: Ever heard of bacalhau?
