Washington Naval Conference period
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The Washington Naval Conference period was a phase in the early interwar years marked by international efforts, led primarily by the United States, to limit naval armaments and stabilize post–World War I power balances through multilateral treaties.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Washington Conference era | 1 |
| Washington Naval Conference | 1 |
| Washington Naval Conference period canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T134392 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Washington Naval Conference period Context triple: [Interwar period, hasPart, Washington Naval Conference period]
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A.
Interwar period
The Interwar period was the turbulent era between World War I and World War II marked by political upheaval, economic crises, and the rise of totalitarian regimes across Europe and beyond.
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B.
Assembly of the League of Nations
The Assembly of the League of Nations was the organization’s main deliberative body, comprising representatives of all member states who met to discuss and decide on international issues and policies.
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C.
Taisho era
The Taisho era was a period in Japanese history from 1912 to 1926 marked by political liberalization, cultural modernization, and the growth of urban middle-class society.
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D.
Imperial Economic Conference agreements
The Imperial Economic Conference agreements were a series of 1932 trade arrangements within the British Empire that established a system of imperial preference, granting mutual tariff advantages to promote intra-Empire commerce during the Great Depression.
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E.
League of Nations
The League of Nations was an international organization founded after World War I to promote peace and cooperation among countries, serving as a precursor to the United Nations.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Washington Naval Conference period Target entity description: The Washington Naval Conference period was a phase in the early interwar years marked by international efforts, led primarily by the United States, to limit naval armaments and stabilize post–World War I power balances through multilateral treaties.
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A.
Interwar period
The Interwar period was the turbulent era between World War I and World War II marked by political upheaval, economic crises, and the rise of totalitarian regimes across Europe and beyond.
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B.
Assembly of the League of Nations
The Assembly of the League of Nations was the organization’s main deliberative body, comprising representatives of all member states who met to discuss and decide on international issues and policies.
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C.
Taisho era
The Taisho era was a period in Japanese history from 1912 to 1926 marked by political liberalization, cultural modernization, and the growth of urban middle-class society.
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D.
Imperial Economic Conference agreements
The Imperial Economic Conference agreements were a series of 1932 trade arrangements within the British Empire that established a system of imperial preference, granting mutual tariff advantages to promote intra-Empire commerce during the Great Depression.
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E.
League of Nations
The League of Nations was an international organization founded after World War I to promote peace and cooperation among countries, serving as a precursor to the United Nations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical period
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interwar period ⓘ |
| follows | World War I ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Washington Naval Conference period
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surface form:
Washington Conference era
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| hasContext | post–World War I international order ⓘ |
| hasDiplomaticFormat | multilateral conference diplomacy ⓘ |
| hasEndTime | 1922 ⓘ |
| hasImpactOn |
Anglo-American naval relations
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United States–Japan security alliance ⓘ
surface form:
US–Japan relations
interwar naval strategy ⓘ limitations on capital ship construction ⓘ |
| hasKeyObjective |
limitation of naval armaments
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stabilization of post–World War I power balances ⓘ |
| hasKeyParticipant |
Arthur Balfour
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Council of Ministers of France ⓘ
surface form:
Briand government of France
Charles Evans Hughes ⓘ Prince Iyesato Tokugawa ⓘ |
| hasLegalForm | multilateral treaties ⓘ |
| hasLocation | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| hasMainEvent |
Washington Naval Conference period
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Washington Naval Conference
|
| hasOutcome |
Five-Power Treaty
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Four-Power Treaty ⓘ Nine-Power Treaty ⓘ aircraft carrier tonnage rules ⓘ battleship construction limits ⓘ fortification limits in the Pacific ⓘ naval tonnage limitation agreements ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryInitiator |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| hasStartTime | 1921 ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
Pacific and East Asian security
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balance of naval power ⓘ collective security ⓘ naval disarmament ⓘ |
| involvesCountry |
Australia
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Belgium ⓘ Canada ⓘ China ⓘ France ⓘ India ⓘ Italy ⓘ Japan ⓘ Netherlands ⓘ New Zealand ⓘ Portugal ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| isPartOf | interwar disarmament efforts ⓘ |
| isRelatedTo | League of Nations disarmament agenda ⓘ |
| precedes |
Geneva Naval Conference
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London Naval Conference (1930) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Washington Naval Conference period Description of subject: The Washington Naval Conference period was a phase in the early interwar years marked by international efforts, led primarily by the United States, to limit naval armaments and stabilize post–World War I power balances through multilateral treaties.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Washington Naval Conference period
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hasMainEvent
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Washington Naval Conference period
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Washington Naval Conference
this entity surface form:
Washington Conference era