The Washington Naval Conference, 1921
- Republican Era
- “Return to Normalcy”
- USA does not join League of Nations
- U.S. unique with no interests threatened
- U.S. felt they were superior to a corrupt world
- U.S. impregnable to attack
- "devil" theory of war
The Washington Naval Conference took place in 1921 and included nations like Japan, France, Italy, England and the United States. The outcome of the conference was a reduction in the navy size of the nations involved, and the territories of the oceans they could poses.