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Washington Conference (other)
Washington Conference may refer to: *Washington Peace Conference, a meeting of representatives of all states still in the Union in an attempt to avert the American Civil War, 1861. *Washington Naval Conference, a meeting between representatives of nine nations with interests in the Pacific; November 1921 and February 1922. * U.S.–British Staff Conference (ABC–1), a series of secret discussions of American, British and Canadian (ABC) military coordination in the event of U.S. entry into World War II from January 29 to March 27, 1941 * First Washington Conference (code named ARCADIA), a meeting between U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill from December, 1941, to January, 1942, to agree on war strategy. *Second Washington Conference, a meeting between Roosevelt and Churchill in June 1942 that prioritised North African landings. *Third Washington Conference (code named TRIDENT), a meeting between Roosevelt and Churchill in May 1943 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Washington Peace Conference
The Peace Conference of 1861 was a meeting of 131 leading American politicians in February 1861, at the Willard's Hotel in Washington, D.C., on the eve of the American Civil War. The purpose of the conference was to avoid, if possible, the secession of the eight slave states, from the upper and border South, that had not done so as of that date. The seven states that had already seceded did not attend. Background Before the 1860 election, Republicans were excitedly predicting the end of slavery even in the south. Republican President Abraham Lincoln's election in 1860 led many in the South to conclude that now was the time for their long-discussed secession. Many pro-slavery southerners, especially in the Lower South, were convinced that the new Republican government was determined to abolish slavery where it already existed. In much of the South, elections were held to select delegates to special conventions to consider secession from the Union. In Congress, efforts were made i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
