Geneva Naval Conference

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The Geneva Naval Conference was a 1927 international meeting aimed at extending and strengthening naval disarmament agreements among major maritime powers following the Washington Naval Conference.

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Geneva Naval Conference canonical 1
Washington Naval Conference 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf diplomatic summit
international conference
naval disarmament conference
aimedTo extend naval disarmament agreements
strengthen naval disarmament agreements
chronologicallyFollowedBy London Naval Conference
country Switzerland
describedBySource British diplomatic papers
League of Nations archives
United States Department of State historical records
diplomaticTensionBetween United States and Japan
United States and United Kingdom
endTime 1927-08-04
fieldOfWork arms control
international security
naval policy
follows Washington Naval Conference
hasCause continuing naval rivalry after World War I
limitations of the Washington Naval Treaty
hasEffect demonstrated limits of voluntary naval disarmament
highlighted disagreements over cruiser parity
hasParticipant France
Italy
Japan
United Kingdom
United States
hasTopic cruiser tonnage
destroyer tonnage
limitation of naval armaments
naval disarmament
submarine warfare
languageOfWorkOrName English
French
location Geneva
namedAfter Geneva
organizer League of Nations
outcome no formal multilateral treaty concluded
partOf interwar disarmament efforts
interwar naval arms control
pointInTime 1927
significantEvent failure to reach comprehensive agreement on cruiser ratios
startTime 1927-06-20
timePeriod interwar period

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Washington Naval Conference period precedes Geneva Naval Conference
Nine-Power Treaty partOf Washington Naval Conference
linked to: Geneva Naval Conference