WORLD HISTORY

WORLD WAR I

LEAGUE OF NATIONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In which agreement did some countries agree to reduce the size of their navies
A
The Kellogg-Briand Pact
B
The Washington Conference
C
The Locarno Treaty
D
The Dawes Plan
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Five-Power treaty, signed by the United States, Great Britain, Japan, France and Italy was the cornerstone of the naval disarmament program.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -A ten-year agreement fixed the ratio of battleships at 5:5:5: 525, 000 tons for the US, 525, 000 tons for Britain, and 525, 000 tons for Japan.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Washington Conference was held from 12 November 1921 to 6 February 1922 in the United States’ capital. Under the auspices of that country, nine nations joined the conference: Belgium, Britain, China, France, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, and Portugal. The nine powers had two things generally in common.

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