Summary of Points
The Washington Naval Conference was a meeting held in the United States to decide the maximum fleet size for different countries. The number of ships allowed was different depending on the history of your country and the size of your country.
Notes
- The "first SALT talks" for disarmament
- C.E. Hughes Nov.12 "the way to disarm is to disarm"
- 4-part naval plan of Hughes: 5-5-3-1.67 parity
- 9 power treaty to guarantee Open Door and indep. of china
- 4 power treaty to respect pacific possessions but treaties and agreements lack enforcement
- a treaty liming amount of capital ships
- USA, UK, Italy, France, Japan
- USa and UK onn a ratio of 5:5:3:1.67 for Japan, Italy, and France repsectively
Subjunctive Question
Had the conference allowed significantly more or less ships, how would WW2 have been affected?
Qoutes
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Website, Video and Audio links
Link to video: http://www.efootage.com/stock-footage/81418/Washington_Naval_Conference_-_HD/