charles evans hughes was the secretary of state responsible for the successful negotiation of the washington naval treaty of 1922.
secretary of state responsible for the successful negotiation of the washington naval treaty of 1922?
charles evans hughes
the washington naval conference, was the most successful diplomatic venture the 1920s. it was held in washington, under the chairmanship of secretary of state charles evans hughes from 12 november 1921 to 6 february 1922. conducted outside the auspice of the league of nations, it was attended by nine nations—the united states, japan, china, france, great britain, italy, belgium, netherlands, and portugal soviet russia was not invited to the conference. it focused on resolving misunderstandings or conflicts regarding interests in the pacific ocean and east asia. the main achievement was a series of naval disarmament agreements agreed to by all the participants, that lasted for a decade. it resulted in three major treaties: four-power treaty, five-power treaty (the "washington naval treaty"), the nine-power treaty, and a number of smaller agreements. these treaties preserved peace during the 1920s but were not renewed, as the world scene turned increasingly negative after 1930.
history of united states foreign policy
the washington naval treaty, also known as the five-power treaty, was a treaty signed during 1922 among the major nations that had won world war i, which agreed to prevent an arms race by limiting naval construction. it was negotiated at the washington naval conference, held in washington, d.c., from november 1921 to february 1922, and it was signed by the governments of the united kingdom, the united states, france, italy, and japan. it limited the construction of battleships, battlecruisers and aircraft carriers by the signatories. the numbers of other categories of warships, including cruisers, destroyers and submarines, were not limited by the treaty, but those ships were limited to 10,000 tons displacement each.
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