Powers Treaties in the United States

Introduction to Five Powers Treaty, Four Powers Treaty, Nine Powers Treaty

In the context of the legal history: Five Powers Treaty: Signed as part of the Washington Naval Conference, U.S., Great Britain, Japan, France, and Italy set a ten year suspension of construction of large ships and set quotas for the number of ships each country could build. Four Powers Treaty: U.S., Japan, Britain, and France agreed to respect each others possessions in the Pacific. Nine Powers Treaty: Reaffirmed the Open Door Policy in China. Eventually Japan became frustrated and demanded equality with Britain and the United States with regard to the number of ships they could possess. In 1936 Japan did not renew the treaty when it terminated in 1936.

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In the context of the legal history:

See Also

• International Treaties
• Multilateral Treaties