What was the policy of Denmark-Norway in the 17th century?
Colonial expansion
Isolationism
Non-alignment
Protectionism
Answer
In the 17th century, following territorial losses on the Scandinavian Peninsula, Denmark-Norway began to develop forts with trading posts in West Africa, and colonies in the Caribbean, and the Indian subcontinent. This marked a policy of colonial expansion.
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