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The Great White Fleet was used by Roosevelt to show the growing American military power. The fleet circumnavigated the globe between December 1907 and February 1909.
Commodore Perry's Black Ships, which arrived in Japan in 1853, were steam-powered vessels that symbolized the forceful opening of Japan to Western trade and diplomacy. In contrast, the Great White Fleet, launched by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1907, was a display of American naval power meant to showcase the United States' military capabilities and promote diplomacy through strength. While Perry's ships represented an aggressive push for access to Japan, the Great White Fleet aimed to project goodwill and demonstrate the United States' growing naval prowess on a global scale.
The Great White Fleet, sent by the United States on a world tour from 1907 to 1909, had a significant impact on Japan by demonstrating American naval power and fostering a sense of competition. Japan, keen to be recognized as a major world power, was motivated to modernize its own navy and military capabilities. The visit also influenced Japan's diplomatic relations with the U.S., leading to both cooperation and tensions, particularly in the context of Asian-American relations and territorial ambitions in the Pacific. Ultimately, it marked a pivotal moment in Japan's emergence as a formidable nation on the global stage.
The Great White Fleet had nothing to do with the American Revolution. The battleships of the US Atlantic Fleet (16 of them) sailed from Hampton Roads (Norfolk), VA on 16 December 1907, returning there on 22 February 1909, after circumnavigating the globe. The American Revolution occurred between 1776 and 1781 (depending on what you consider to be the beginning; and the treaty that actually ended it wasn't signed until 1783).
Japan was now a Naval threat in the pacific; the mission of the Great White Fleet was to impress upon Japan that the US Navy was a power to be reckened with. This mission was covered as a round the world showing of the flag.
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In response to aggressive posturing of other nations - namely, Japan.
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It was known as the Great White Fleet.