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  1. Jun 22, 2024 · Treaty of Versailles, peace document signed at the end of World War I by the Allied and associated powers and by Germany in the Hall of Mirrors in the Palace of Versailles, France, on June 28, 1919; it took force on January 10, 1920. Gauge the moods of the European people and statesmen as Woodrow Wilson arrived to forge an end to World War I.

  2. Washington Naval Treaty: Impact on the U.S. Navy In November 1921, to prevent an arms race after the war, representatives from the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan, France, and Italy began talks in Washington, D.C. The Washington Naval Treaty, also known as the Five-Power Treaty, was signed on February 6, 1922. In the treaty, construction was limited on battleships, battle cruisers ...

  3. Washington Presidency >>> John Jay went to Britain to negotiate a treaty. France declared war on Britain. Britain forced American sailors into the British navy. Adams' Presidency >>> Tensions between political parties was high. Thomas Jefferson drafted the Virginia Resolutions. Three officials were sent to Paris,France, to negotiate a settlement.

  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › CITESCITES - Wikipedia

    CITES. CITES (shorter name for the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, also known as the Washington Convention) is a multilateral treaty to protect endangered plants and animals from the threats of international trade. It was drafted as a result of a resolution adopted in 1963 at a meeting of members ...

  5. The treaty was drafted on November 30, 1782, and signed at the Hôtel d'York at present-day 56 Rue Jacob in Paris on September 3, 1783, by Adams, Franklin, Jay, and Hartley. [6] In September 1782, French Foreign Minister Vergennes proposed a solution to deadlocked negotiations between the United States and the British, which was rejected by the ...

  6. The Washington Treaty. Digital History ID 3995. Date:1922. Annotation: The Washington Treaty reduced the size of the world's navies. On February 6, 1922, the United States, Great Britain, Japan, France, and Italy signed the Washington Naval Treaty, also known as the Five-Power Treaty. The treaty limited naval armaments of these countries.

  7. Congress then created three overlapping committees to draft the Declaration, a model treaty, and the Articles of Confederation. The Declaration announced the states' entry into the international system; the model treaty was designed to establish amity and commerce with other states; and the Articles of Confederation, which established "a firm ...

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