Avoiding Involvement
When did Senate approve membership for the League of Nations?
1926
What did Americans long for?
World Peace
Where were Isolationist feeling strongest?
Europe
When did the Washington Naval Conference open?
1921
Upon taking office, what did Harding feel the U.S. needed to enter?
The League of Nations
What did the Washington Naval Conference limit?
The construction of large warships
What is the purpose of the World Court?
To settle international disputes before they turned into wars.
How many warships did Charles Even Hughes offer to scrap?
30
Why did Isolationists want to avoid involvement in Europe?
To prevent future, costly, and deadly entanglements
What country representatives did President Harding invite to Washington to discuss naval disarmament?
Great Britain, France, Italy, and Japan