COLONIALISM AND IMPERIALISM
IMPERIALISM IN ASIA
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Question
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Discuss how to stop Britain
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Get countries together to discuss the tensions in Southeast Asia
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Work to annex different Southeast Asian territories
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Global Conference on army power
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Detailed explanation-1: -Between 1921 and 1922, the world’s largest naval powers gathered in Washington for a conference to discuss naval disarmament and ways to relieve growing tensions in East Asia. In the wake of World War I, leaders in the international community sought to prevent the possibility of another war.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Washington Naval conference or Washington Disarmament Conference was called by Warren G. Harding, the then President of the United States. It was held in Washington from November 12, 1921 to the 6th of February 1922. The conference was called to work out security agreements and to limit naval arms race.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -The goal was to keep the world’s treaty powers from engaging in a naval arms race. The Kellogg Briand Pact of 1928, which was based on the League of Nations’ success, was a treaty aimed at avoiding the use of war as a means of resolving disputes between states.