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Roosevelt's great white fleet essentially served as?
a demonstration of American naval power in east asia
What year did white settlement in Australia?
White settlement in Australia commenced in 1788, with the arrival of the First Fleet.
What was a laudable nickname for Anastasia in the twenties?
The Great White Hope. Do not confuse with the Boxer or the Hospital ship! Anastasia advocates saw her almost as a saintly figure, a Great White Hope against the Red darkness of her Home Country.
Who were the first white people to arrive in Australia?
The indigenous people of Australia, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, were the first to inhabit Australia. Whilst it is unknown when they first arrived, estimates vary between 6,000 and 40,000 years.
Who invented Australia Day?
There is no straightforward answer to this question.Australia Day commemorates the landing of the First Fleet and the arrival of the first European settlers in Australia.The first celebrations of the landing of the First Fleet were held in 1791, while Captain Arthur Phillip was still the Governor of New South Wales. By 1804, 26 January was referred to as First Landing Day or Foundation Day.On the 150th anniversary of the landing of the First Fleet, the Australian Natives' Association (referring to Australian-born people of European heritage, not the indigenous people) advocated celebrating 26 January as Australia Day every year. By 1935, the term "Australia Day" was used among all of Australia's states and territories to mark the anniversary of this first white settlement.
