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5 - The 1920s – The Security Aspect

Disarmament

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2013

Akira Iriye
Akira Iriye
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Harvard University, Massachusetts
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The postwar world began in 1919, with the signing of the Versailles peace treaty. This chapter explores aspects of the international system of the 1920s and the role played by the United States in its evolution and preservation. First of all, despite the confusion of the immediate postwar years, the major powers showed remarkable readiness to undertake programs of disarmament. Disarmament could not be separated from other questions of Asian-Pacific security, in particular the future of the Anglo-Japanese alliance and the fortification of the powers' bases in the Pacific Ocean. The peace of the 1920s was built on more than merely disarmament agreements. It was sustained through various other arrangements, including the League of Nations, the Locarno Conference treaties in Europe, and the Washington Conference treaties for Asia. In the meantime, in Europe the postwar peace remained fragile in the immediate aftermath of the Versailles conference.
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The New Cambridge History of American Foreign Relations , pp. 74 - 88
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2013

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  • The 1920s – The Security Aspect
  • Akira Iriye, Harvard University, Massachusetts
  • Book: The New Cambridge History of American Foreign Relations
  • Online publication: 05 June 2013
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CHO9780511980589.007
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  • The 1920s – The Security Aspect
  • Akira Iriye, Harvard University, Massachusetts
  • Book: The New Cambridge History of American Foreign Relations
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  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CHO9780511980589.007
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  • The 1920s – The Security Aspect
  • Akira Iriye, Harvard University, Massachusetts
  • Book: The New Cambridge History of American Foreign Relations
  • Online publication: 05 June 2013
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CHO9780511980589.007
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