Treaty limiting amount of Capital Ships (10,000) building
USA, UK, Italy, France, Japan
USA and UK on a ratio of 5:3:1.67 for Japan, Italy, and France respectively
Summary
The conferences in Washington guaranteed and open door to china, respect for the pacific possessions, and limited the amount of Capital Ships. The problem was that these treaties lack enforcement; no one wanted to listen to what they had agreed too.
Quote
In all things that are purely social we can be separate as the fingers, yet one as the hand in all things essential to mutual progress.- Booker T. Washington
Question
What would happen if these treaties were never brought fourth?