Four-Power Treaty

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international agreement multilateral treaty treaty

The Four-Power Treaty was a 1921 agreement between the United States, Britain, Japan, and France to consult one another in the event of disputes in the Pacific, helping to stabilize power relations and replace the Anglo-Japanese Alliance.

Aliases (1)

Quadripartite Treaty ×1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	international agreement → multilateral treaty → treaty →
aimedAt	maintaining status quo in Pacific territories → preventing a naval arms race in the Pacific in conjunction with other Washington treaties →
alsoKnownAs	Quadripartite Treaty →
category	1921 in international relations → Treaties of France → Treaties of Japan → Treaties of the United Kingdom → Treaties of the United States →
dateSigned	1921-12-13 →
duration	10 years →
effect	ended the formal Anglo-Japanese Alliance →
enteredIntoForce	1923-08-17 →
historicalContext	interwar period →
language	English → French →
negotiatedAt	Washington Naval Conference →
obligation	signatories must consult in case of disputes over Pacific possessions →
partOf	Washington Naval Conference →
placeSigned	Washington, D.C. →
purpose	to provide for consultation in the event of disputes in the Pacific → to reduce the risk of conflict among signatories in the Pacific region → to stabilize power relations in the Pacific →
relatedTo	Five-Power Treaty → Nine-Power Treaty →
replaced	Anglo-Japanese Alliance →
scope	Pacific Ocean region → insular possessions in the Pacific →
signatory	Empire of Japan → French Third Republic → United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland NERFINISHED → United States NERFINISHED →
signedBy	France → Japan → United Kingdom NERFINISHED → United States NERFINISHED →
signingCity	Washington, D.C. →
signingCountry	France → Japan → United Kingdom NERFINISHED → United States NERFINISHED →
subject	Pacific security → Pacific territorial status quo →
yearSigned	1921 →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Four-Power Treaty ("Quadripartite Treaty") →	alsoKnownAs
Washington Naval Conference period →	hasOutcome
Five-Power Treaty →	relatedTo