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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] |
Washington Naval Conference
The Washington Naval Conference was a disarmament conference called by the United States and held in Washington, DC from November 12, 1921 to February 6, 1922. It was conducted outside the auspices of the League of Nations. It was attended by nine nations (the United States, Japan, China, France, Britain, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Portugal) regarding interests in the Pacific Ocean and East Asia. Germany was not invited to the conference, as it had already been disarmed under the terms of the Versailles Treaty. Soviet Russia was also not invited to the conference. It was the first arms control conference in history, and is still studied by political scientists as a model for a successful disarmament movement. Held at Memorial Continental Hall, in Downtown Washington, it resulted in three major treaties: Four-Power Treaty, Five-Power Treaty (more commonly known as the Washington Naval Treaty), the Nine-Power Treaty, and a number of smaller agreements. These treaties pres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First Washington Conference
The First Washington Conference, also known as the Arcadia Conference (ARCADIA was the code name used for the conference), was held in Washington, D.C., from December 22, 1941, to January 14, 1942. President Roosevelt of the United States and Prime Minister Churchill of the United Kingdom attended the conference, where they discussed a future United Nations. Background On 7/8 December 1941, Japan invaded Thailand and attacked the British colonies of Malaya, Singapore, and Hong Kong as well as the United States military and naval bases in Hawaii, Wake Island, Guam, and the Philippines. On 8 December, the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, and the Netherlands declared war on Japan, followed by China and Australia the next day. Four days after Pearl Harbor, Germany and Italy declared war on the United States, drawing the country into a two-theater war. History The conference brought together the top British and American military leaders, as well as Winston Churchill and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Second Washington Conference
The Second Washington Conference (19 – 25 June 1942), did not have a code name because it was hastily called and was regarded at the time as a set of military staff conversations rather than a formal conference.Foreign Relations of the United States. Conferences at Washington 1241–1942 and Casablanca 194Introduction: Scope of Coveragep. xiii The two delegations were led by the British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and the American President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Immediately before the Conference started, Roosevelt held preparatory talks with Churchill in his home town of Hyde Park, New York on 19 and 20 June.StaffVisits to the U.S. by Foreign Heads of State and Government—1940–1944 United States Department of State Roosevelt about the meeting at Hyde Park. "Churchill saw all those boats from the last war tied up on the Hudson river and in one of his great bursts of imagination he said "By George, we could take those ships and others like them that are good for nothing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Third Washington Conference
The Third Washington Conference (Code name, codenamed Trident) was held in Washington, D.C., Washington, D.C from May 12 to May 25, 1943. It was a World War II Military strategy, strategic meeting between the heads of government of the United Kingdom and the United States. It was the third conference of the 20th century (Arcadia Conference, 1941, Second Washington Conference, 1942, ''1943''), but the second conference that took place during the US involvement in the Second World War. The delegations were headed by Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt, respectively. The plans for the Allied invasion of Sicily, extent of military force, the date for invading Normandy, and the progress of the Pacific War were discussed. Meetings Churchill and Roosevelt met every two days in the White House, and the British and American military leaders met almost daily in the Board of Governors Room at the Federal Reserve Building. Topics of discussion and agreements Churchill opened th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
