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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Predicate Object
instanceOf diplomatic summit
international conference
naval disarmament conference
aimedTo extend naval disarmament agreements
strengthen naval disarmament agreements
chronologicallyFollowedBy London Naval Conference (1930)
surface form: "London Naval Conference"
country Switzerland
describedBySource British diplomatic papers
League of Nations records
surface form: "League of Nations archives"

United States Department of State historical records
diplomaticTensionBetween Japan–United States relations
surface form: "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 NERFINISHED
United States of America
surface form: "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

Referenced by (2)

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Nine-Power Treaty partOf Geneva Naval Conference
this entity surface form: "Washington Naval Conference"
Washington Naval Conference period precedes Geneva Naval Conference

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