What was the significance of the 'Great White Fleet'?
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Correct answer: It demonstrated growing American naval power to the rest of the world
Roosevelt sent 16 new battleships on a world tour to showcase the 'Big Stick.' It was a symbolic display of the U.S. transition into a major global power with a blue-water navy.
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