THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929
AMERICAN POLITICS IN THE 1920S
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World powers agreed to stop warship production for 10 years
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World powers agreed to maintain China’s independence
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World powers agreed to maintain free trade
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World powers outlaw unrestricted submarine warfare
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Five-Power Naval Limitation Treaty halted the post-World War I race in building warships and even reversed the trend; it necessitated the scrapping of 26 American, 24 British, and 16 Japanese warships that were either already built or under construction.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Washington Naval Treaty, also known as the Five-Power Treaty, was a treaty signed during 1922 among the major Allies of World War I, which agreed to prevent an arms race by limiting naval construction.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Five-Power Treaty, signed by the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan, France and Italy was the cornerstone of the naval disarmament program.
Detailed explanation-4: -A ten-year agreement fixed the ratio of battleships at 5:5:3-that is 525, 000 tons for the USA, 525, 000 tons for Britain, and 315, 000 tons for Japan. The dominant weapons systems of the era-battleships-could be no larger than 35, 000 tons.
Detailed explanation-5: -In November 1921, to prevent an arms race after the war, representatives from the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan, France, and Italy began talks in Washington, D.C. The Washington Naval Treaty, also known as the Five-Power Treaty, was signed on February 6, 1922.