The United States wanted the Anglo-Japanese alliance to end because it did not want to face those navies' combined power. Greater French dependence on Britain creates a different strategic combination that could also concern American planners. This interpretation concerns increased naval reliance, without identifying a new formal alliance treaty. Congressional restrictions on spending remain another constraint on American naval power.
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Ending the Anglo-Japanese alliance changes other relationships
Ending the Anglo-Japanese alliance removes one concern for America while greater French dependence on Britain creates another.