The Washington Naval Conference, 1921
-First disarmament conference in history.
-Break from isolationism
-The "first SALT talks" for disarmament.
-The 4-part naval plan of Hughes: 5-5-3-1.67 parity
-Te 9 power treaty introduced the Open Door Policy and would respect the territorial integrity of China.
-The 4 Power Treaty to respect Pacific possessions.
-The treaty limited the amount of capital ships (10,000 tons)
-The USA, UK, Italy, France, Japan were involved
-The USA and UK had ratios of 5:3:1.67 for Japan, Italy and France.
-C.E. Hughes Nov. 12: "the way to disarm is to disarm"