1 / 13

Global Disarmament Efforts in the 20th Century

Explore significant treaties and conferences aiming to reduce national armaments worldwide. Learn about disarmament measures imposed on Germany, Austria, Bulgaria, Hungary, and Japan post-WWI. Delve into the League of Nations' Article 8 emphasizing the importance of disarmament for international peace.

paulsonc
Download Presentation

Global Disarmament Efforts in the 20th Century

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Disarmament Caroline Sheppard

  2. President Wilson’s Fourteen Points Number four of the fourteen points states, “Adequate guarantees given and taken that national armaments will be reduced to the lowest point consistent with domestic safety.”

  3. The Treaty of Versailles • The German Army was reduced to 100,000 men, and a draft was not allowed. • Tanks, aircraft, or heavy artillery was not to be manufactured for German forces. • The German navy was reduced to 6 battleships, 6 light cruisers, 12 destroyers, and 12 torpedo boats. • Germany had to build ships for the Allies • Only Germany disarmed at the Treaty of Versailles. • It was “enforced unilateral disarmament.”

  4. The Treaty of Saint Germain • Austrian representatives signed the treaty, limiting the Austrian army to 30,000 volunteers.

  5. The Treaty of Neuilly • Signed on November 27, 1919 • The result: Bulgaria’s army was limited to 20,000

  6. Treaty of Trianon • Hungary’s army was limited to 35,000 • Signed on June 4, 1920

  7. Four Power Treaty • The result of this treaty was satisfactory for the western participants. • The treaty was signed by America, Britain, France, and Japan. • Japan agreed to limit the number of capital ships in her navy to 60% of the number of capital ships that Britain and America have.

  8. Washington Naval Conference • This conference led to an end in building new battleship fleets and the ships that were built were limited in size and armament. • Many existing capital ships were “scrapped” • Some ships under construction were turned into aircraft carriers instead.

  9. London Naval Conference • Regulated Submarine Warfare • Limited Naval Ship building

  10. Geneva Naval Conference • held to discuss naval arms limitation • Restraints were applied to the “naval arms race” referencing the Washington conference • After 6 weeks the conference was closed without reaching an agreement

  11. The League of Nations • One of the League’s goals was disarmament. • Specifically Article 8 focuses on disarmament

  12. Article 8 of the League of Nations • “..maintenance of peace requires the reduction of national armaments to the lowest point consistent with national safety and the enforcement by common action of international obligations.” • The League will determine the amount of weapons each country belonging in the league has based on the potential danger surrounding the country.

More Related