USA HISTORY

AMERICAN IMPERIALISM 1890 1919

LEAGUE OF NATIONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What was the Disarmament Commission’s minor success?
A
Getting the defeated powers to disarm.
B
Organising the Washington Naval Conference of 1921 where the US, Britain, France and Japan agreed to limits on their naval activities.
C
The World Disarmament Conference of 1932-34.
D
They agreed on technicalities like definitions, classifications and methods of armaments counting.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The conference ultimately adopted the 5:5:3 ratio limits. Since the United States and the United Kingdom maintained navies in both the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans to support their colonial territories, the Five-Power Treaty allotted both countries the highest tonnage allowances.

Detailed explanation-2: -Results. The Washington Naval Treaty led to an effective end to building new battleship fleets, and the few ships that were built were limited in size and armament. Many existing capital ships were scrapped. Some ships under construction were turned into aircraft carriers instead.

Detailed explanation-3: -In terms of naval issues, the conference negotiated the Five-Power Treaty, the first ever naval disarmament treaty that practically limited the total tonnage and quality of capital ships (battle ships over 10, 000 tons) and aircraft carriers possessed by great powers.

There is 1 question to complete.