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Four-Power Treaty signed at the Washington Naval Conference

Name: Four-Power Treaty signed at the Washington Naval Conference
Start: 1921-12-13
Location: United States

Delegates from the United States, Great Britain, France, and Japan signed the Four-Power Treaty in Washington, D.C., pledging to consult one another on Pacific affairs and to respect each other's Pacific possessions.

The treaty replaced the Anglo-Japanese alliance and helped reduce tensions in the Pacific, establishing a diplomatic framework that supported subsequent naval limitation talks at the conference.

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Date: December 13, 1921
President: Warren G. Harding
Category: Foreign Policy
Era: World War Era

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