<prompt> Bhala okuqhubekayo kwalesi sigaba - Ekuqaleni kwawo-1920, iSivumelwano SaseWashington SaseNaval sabeka imingcele yobukhulu obukhulu kanye nomthamo ophelele wemikhumbi-zindiza yamazwe ayisihlanu amakhulu asolwandle. Izivumelwano zakamuva ngokuyinhloko zazigcina lezi zimiso. Ngenxa yalokho, ukwakhiwa phakathi kweMpi Yezwe II kwakunganele ukuhlangabezana nezidingo zokusebenza zezindiza zezindiza njengoba iMpi Yezwe II yanda eYurophu. Kwakunezindiza ezimbalwa ezazithutha izindiza ngesikhathi esisodwa ziye ezisekelweni ezikude, ukusekela ukuhlaselwa kwama-amphibious, ukunikeza ukuqeqeshwa kokwehla kwabaphathi bezindiza abashintshayo, ukuqhuba ama-anti-submarine patrols, nokuhlinzeka ngokuvikelwa emoyeni kwemikhumbi yempi nemikhumbi yempi. Izidingo zomsebenzi ezingenhla zinciphisa ukusetshenziswa kwamandla okushaya okuyingqayizivele kwabaphathi bemikhumbi abonakaliswe eMpini yaseTaranto  <response>: nokuhlaselwa kwePearl Harbor. Ukuguqulwa kwemikhumbi ekhona nezikhumba ezakhiwayo ngezinye izinjongo kunikeze abathwali bezindiza abengeziwe kuze kube yilapho kwakhiwa okusha. 