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When the [[Russian Empire (1721–1917)|Russian Empire]] intended to sell [[State of Alaska|Alaska]] in 1867, before offering it to the [[United States of America|United States]] Tsar [[Alexander II Romanov|Alexander II]] first offered the territory to [[Johann II Liechtenstein|Johann II]], Prince of Liechtenstein. The prince refused the offer believing the territory to be useless but the family would later come to regret the decision after the discovery of gold deposits. No documents of the offer survive into the modern day, so the only evidence that this offer was made is the testimony of the Liechtenstein royal family.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Guillermo Carvajal|newspaper=Magazine cultural independiente|title=How Liechtenstein could have bought Alaska|date=2023-12-12|url=https://www.labrujulaverde.com/en/2023/12/how-liechtenstein-could-have-bought-alaska/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240418080711/https://www.labrujulaverde.com/en/2023/12/how-liechtenstein-could-have-bought-alaska/|archive-date=2024-04-18}}</ref> | When the [[Russian Empire (1721–1917)|Russian Empire]] intended to sell [[State of Alaska|Alaska]] in 1867, before offering it to the [[United States of America|United States]] Tsar [[Alexander II Romanov|Alexander II]] first offered the territory to [[Johann II Liechtenstein|Johann II]], Prince of Liechtenstein. The prince refused the offer believing the territory to be useless but the family would later come to regret the decision after the discovery of gold deposits. No documents of the offer survive into the modern day, so the only evidence that this offer was made is the testimony of the Liechtenstein royal family.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Guillermo Carvajal|newspaper=Magazine cultural independiente|title=How Liechtenstein could have bought Alaska|date=2023-12-12|url=https://www.labrujulaverde.com/en/2023/12/how-liechtenstein-could-have-bought-alaska/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240418080711/https://www.labrujulaverde.com/en/2023/12/how-liechtenstein-could-have-bought-alaska/|archive-date=2024-04-18}}</ref> | ||
From 1876 to 1918 the principality was close with [[Austro-Hungarian Monarchy (1867–1918)|Austria-Hungary]] sharing a common customs district with an Austrian region. In 1921 Liechtenstein in effect became a protectorate of Switzerland and joined a customs union with it in 1924, giving Switzerland control over much of the microstate, particularly in foreign affairs. After the [[Second World War]] Liechtenstein grew a modest [[Proletariat|working class]] but remained a very [[reactionary]] and [[Conservatism|conservative]] state | From 1876 to 1918 the principality was close with [[Austro-Hungarian Monarchy (1867–1918)|Austria-Hungary]] sharing a common customs district with an Austrian region. In 1921 Liechtenstein in effect became a protectorate of Switzerland and joined a customs union with it in 1924, giving Switzerland control over much of the microstate, particularly in foreign affairs. After the [[Second World War]] Liechtenstein grew a modest [[Proletariat|working class]] but remained a very [[reactionary]] and [[Conservatism|conservative]] state placing limits on the number of foreigners and refusing [[women's suffrage]] in a 1971 referendum.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
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[[Category:Imperialist countries]] | [[Category:Imperialist countries]] | ||
[[Category:Global north]] | [[Category:Global north]] | ||