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Signing of the Five‑Power (Washington Naval) Treaty

Name: Signing of the Five‑Power (Washington Naval) Treaty
Start: 1922-02-06
Location: United States

Representatives of the United States, United Kingdom, Japan, France, and Italy signed the Five‑Power Treaty at the Washington Naval Conference, agreeing to limits on capital ship construction and establishing a 5:5:3:1.75:1.75 ratio for naval tonnage.

The treaty imposed the first major multilateral limits on naval armaments, aiming to curb a post‑World War I naval arms race and stabilize great‑power relations in the Pacific and Atlantic.

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Event Details

Date: February 6, 1922
President: Warren G. Harding
Category: Foreign Policy
Era: World War Era

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