Washington Naval Conference

Although The Washington Naval Conference was known as many things (International Conference on Naval Limitation, Washington Conference on Questions, and Washington Naval Disarmament Conference) It met for one reason; to “ Limit the naval arms race and work out security agreements in the Pacific area.” (Britannica) This conference was called to order on November 12, 1921 by the President at the time, Warren G. Harding. The conference, held in Washington D.C. lasted 3 months (November 12th to February

British Governments' Promotion of Disarmament and International Harmony One of the core aims of British governments throughout the 1920s was the prevention of war. After the First World War it became a widespread opinion that weapons and possession of weapons were the causes of war; without weapons, war would become very difficult. For this reason much energy was devoted to disarmament, or at the very least arms limitation amongst the great military powers of the time.

Affleck, Josh Harnett, Kate Beckinsale Pearl Harbor was a tragic event that occurred just before 8 A.M. on December 7th, 1941, when hundreds of Japanese fighter planes attacked the U.S. Naval Base at Pearl Harbor near Honolulu, Hawaii. At 9:45 A.M., the attack ended and the Japanese destroyed twenty American naval vessels, including eight battle ships and almost two hundred airplanes (History.com Staff). On December 8th, 1941, President Franklin Roosevelt delivered his famous “Infamy Speech” and asked

disarmament and relieve the crushing burdens of military and naval establishments” (Hastedt). Harding’s statement lead to the creation of the Washington Conference. Nine nations attended this conference: United States, Japan, China, France, Britain, Italy, Belgium, Netherlands, and Portugal. The main purpose of the conference was to reduce Japan’s naval expansion in the pacific. This conference was a success, it stopped further building of naval

The treaty of Versailles was signed to end WWI and punish Germany for its retributions . Soon after this the League of Nations was created to organize a group to prevent future wars with passive ideas which also lead to the Washington Conference and the London Naval Conference which banned the construction of battleships for a certain amount of time. I know most of you are not concerned that WWII had been going on for 2 years because were not directly

Given that this is directly from Washington, it’s assumed that the events mentioned are accurate, along with accounts of diplomatic relations and foreign policy between the U.S and Japan. Having taken into account that this address is by FDR, the source is limited in Japanese perspective

December 7, 1941, an attack on Pearl Harbor that was conducted by the Japanese Empire. It was a surprise, and brutal attack on the United States naval base. This day would be remembered as “a date which will live in infamy” (Barbara C. Bigelow, Roosevelt, Franklin D). This devastating attack caused many American casualties, and many Americans with mixed emotions. For example many had anger towards Japan for the attack, wanted to fight back, others had fear because the thought of war. The attack

Yamamoto completed all his studies or initial military trainings, he was ready and simultaneously went on for the next adventure; he assumed and performed his duty as a member of the Japanese Navy. A year after Yamamoto graduated from the Japanese Naval Academy, he was assigned to the cruiser Nisshin as a lower rank seaman. His ship was assigned to be part of the protection detail for Admiral Togo’s flagship Mikasa. During this time that he had an opportunity to observe the methods of one of the world’s

Despite the scandals, President Harding was successful during his term, as he delivered to the public what he had promised, "a return to normalcy" and revival, by lowing income tax for the rich, passing many tariffs, and initiating the Washington Naval Conference. Harding listened to the demands of the rich citizens, in terms of taxes. In 1921, he created the Bureau of the Budget, which provided the government with an accounting of its income, and it eventually helped in assessing past performances

After the Meiji restoration, the West was taken as a supreme ideal for nearly every aspect of Japanese life. In fact it has become alarmingly difficult to differentiate the original cultural Japanese life and the Westernised Japanese way of life (‘A History of Modern Japan’, p13). The assimilation of Western ideas has largely been a negative transition, through the establishment of unreasonable treaties. However, according to historical events and accounts, it is evident that continued Western influence