Four-Power Treaty
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The Four-Power Treaty was a 1921 agreement between the United States, Britain, Japan, and France to consult one another in the event of disputes in the Pacific, helping to stabilize power relations and replace the Anglo-Japanese Alliance.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Four-Power Treaty canonical | 4 |
| Quadripartite Treaty | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T743502 — 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: Four-Power Treaty Context triple: [Washington Naval Conference period, hasOutcome, Four-Power Treaty]
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A.
Five-Power Treaty
The Five-Power Treaty was a 1922 naval disarmament agreement among major world powers that limited battleship construction and aimed to prevent an arms race at sea.
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B.
Kellogg–Briand Pact
The Kellogg–Briand Pact was a 1928 international agreement in which numerous nations renounced war as an instrument of national policy, symbolizing idealistic efforts to secure peace in the interwar period.
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C.
Treaty of San Francisco
The Treaty of San Francisco was the 1951 peace treaty between Japan and most Allied nations that officially ended World War II hostilities with Japan and restored its sovereignty.
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D.
Tripartite Pact
The Tripartite Pact was a World War II alliance agreement that formally united Germany, Italy, and Japan into the Axis powers against the Allied nations.
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E.
Moscow Peace Treaty
The Moscow Peace Treaty was the 1940 agreement that ended the Winter War between Finland and the Soviet Union, forcing Finland to cede significant territories to the USSR.
- 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: Four-Power Treaty Target entity description: The Four-Power Treaty was a 1921 agreement between the United States, Britain, Japan, and France to consult one another in the event of disputes in the Pacific, helping to stabilize power relations and replace the Anglo-Japanese Alliance.
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A.
Five-Power Treaty
The Five-Power Treaty was a 1922 naval disarmament agreement among major world powers that limited battleship construction and aimed to prevent an arms race at sea.
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B.
Kellogg–Briand Pact
The Kellogg–Briand Pact was a 1928 international agreement in which numerous nations renounced war as an instrument of national policy, symbolizing idealistic efforts to secure peace in the interwar period.
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C.
Treaty of San Francisco
The Treaty of San Francisco was the 1951 peace treaty between Japan and most Allied nations that officially ended World War II hostilities with Japan and restored its sovereignty.
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D.
Tripartite Pact
The Tripartite Pact was a World War II alliance agreement that formally united Germany, Italy, and Japan into the Axis powers against the Allied nations.
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E.
Moscow Peace Treaty
The Moscow Peace Treaty was the 1940 agreement that ended the Winter War between Finland and the Soviet Union, forcing Finland to cede significant territories to the USSR.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
international agreement
ⓘ
multilateral treaty ⓘ treaty ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
maintaining status quo in Pacific territories
ⓘ
preventing a naval arms race in the Pacific in conjunction with other Washington treaties ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Four-Power Treaty
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surface form:
Quadripartite Treaty
|
| category |
1921 in international relations
ⓘ
Treaties of France ⓘ Treaties of Japan ⓘ Treaties of the United Kingdom ⓘ Treaties of the United States ⓘ |
| dateSigned | 1921-12-13 ⓘ |
| duration | 10 years ⓘ |
| effect | ended the formal Anglo-Japanese Alliance ⓘ |
| enteredIntoForce | 1923-08-17 ⓘ |
| historicalContext | interwar period ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| negotiatedAt | Washington Naval Conference ⓘ |
| obligation | signatories must consult in case of disputes over Pacific possessions ⓘ |
| partOf | Washington Naval Conference ⓘ |
| placeSigned | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| purpose |
to provide for consultation in the event of disputes in the Pacific
ⓘ
to reduce the risk of conflict among signatories in the Pacific region ⓘ to stabilize power relations in the Pacific ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Five-Power Treaty
ⓘ
Nine-Power Treaty ⓘ |
| replaced |
Anglo-Japanese Alliance 1902
ⓘ
surface form:
Anglo-Japanese Alliance
|
| scope |
Pacific Ocean region
ⓘ
insular possessions in the Pacific ⓘ |
| signatory |
Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
French Third Republic ⓘ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| signedBy |
France
ⓘ
Japan ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| signingCity | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| signingCountry |
France
ⓘ
Japan ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| subject |
Pacific security
ⓘ
Pacific territorial status quo ⓘ |
| yearSigned | 1921 ⓘ |
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Subject: Four-Power Treaty Description of subject: The Four-Power Treaty was a 1921 agreement between the United States, Britain, Japan, and France to consult one another in the event of disputes in the Pacific, helping to stabilize power relations and replace the Anglo-Japanese Alliance.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Quadripartite Treaty