Washington Naval Conference.
The "first SALT talks" for disarmament
-C.E. Hughes Nov. 12: "the way to disarm is to disarm" - 4- part naval plan of hughes: 5-5-3-1 "The reality wasn't worth anything" |
Between 1921 and 1922, the world’s largest naval powers gathered in Washington for a conference to discuss naval disarmament and ways to relieve the growing tensions in East Asia. Several major and minor treaty agreements were created.
In World War I, leaders in the international community sought to prevent the possibility of another war. Rising Japanese militarism and an international arms race heightened these concerns and policymakers worked to reduce the threat. Three major treaties emerged out of the Washington Conference: the Five-Power Treaty, the Four-Power Treaty, and the Nine-Power Treaty. The Five-Power treaty, signed by the United States, Great Britain, Japan, France and Italy was the cornerstone of the naval disarmament program. It called for each of the countries involved to maintain a set ratio of warship tonnage which allowed the United States and Britain 500,000 tons, Japan 300,000 tons and France and Italy each 175,000 tons. Japan pushed for a different higher ratio but the conference ultimately adopted 5:5:3 limits. The key reason why the United States and Britain required higher tonnage allowances was because both nations maintained two-ocean navies: they were active in both the Atlantic and the Pacific, with colonial territories scattered around the world. |
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Subjunctive Question: Why were the Japanese, Chinese and Indian governments not taking action in bettering the economic and employment issues their country faced, for their citizens?
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