The Washington Conference
- The "first SALT talks" for disarmament
- C.E Hughes Nov. 12: "the way to disarm is to disarm" 1
- 4-part naval plan of Hughes: 5-5-3-1.67 (a ratio) parity (dictating the world navies, how many they could have)
- 9 Power Treaty to guarantee open door and independence of China
- 4 Power Treaty to respect Pacific possessions
- But treaties and agreements lack enforcement
- all these pacts weren't in forced, there was no consequences
The Washington Naval Conference 1922
- Treaty limiting amount of Capital Ships (10,000 tons) building
- USA, UK, Italy, France, Japan (germany is not a part of it because they aren't allowed a navy)
- USA and UK on a ratio of 5:3:1:.67 for Japan Italy and France respectively
Summary
The Washington Conference and Naval Conference made it so that the US regulated the amount of navies a certain country could have. The more oceans you had to protect, like the US, the more navies one was allowed to have. This went against their belief of isolationism because the U.S was involved in world affairs.