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341: 42: 383:, the US had lost interest in the new conference because treaties already limited its navy, its army was so small that further reduction was ludicrous and the proposed measures of air limitation were so vague that they meant little. He wrote that the conference would "probably meet in February or March 1932 and, discouraging as it may sound, it will probably go on and on". He had come to believe that armaments would never be abolished completely but that treaties might maintain military balances. 500: 213: 595: 194:, underwent a vast development in arms. During the course of the war, technology surrounding weaponry development and new types of arms emerged: specifically, a focus on not only land equipment and personal but also the navy and the air force, which Borg described as having "considerable weight and influence". 386:
The negotiations can be split into five distinctive categories or periods. As classified by the military historian Arther Steiner, "first period - emphasis on security, second period - appointment of commissions, third period - the general commissions, fourth period - the technical commission and the
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later wrote that Americans regarded the Geneva Conference as "a European peace conference with European political questions to be settled. The necessary work of settling them must be done by the leaders of Europe". Stimson realised that Germany's position in European affairs could not be ignored, as
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In addition, other discussions were brought up during the General Commission such as whether the agreements were still in place during wartime, whether other regulatory bodies should be established to monitor and to enforce it and whether there should be demilitarised zones. Those issues were agreed
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defined national armaments as referring to generalised military forces including personnel, equipment, technology etc. The conference intended to differentiate between offensive and defensive weapons. The negotiations centred largely on offensive weapons to stop future attacks, rather than reduce
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This specifically focused on the time's geopolitical relations, which included Russia, Turkey, Iran, France and Germany. The main focus was France and developing relations that reassured that it could safely disarm, which involved a development of American-French and Anglo-French relationships.
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had sent: "If all nations will agree wholly to eliminate from possession and use the weapons which make possible a successful attack, defences automatically will become impregnable and the frontiers and independence of every nation will become secure". The League of Nations failed to ensure the
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The exact reasons are not clear or agreed by historians for exactly why the conference failed. However, most academic sources and historians blame a combination of the rise of Hitler, the consequent withdrawal of Germany from the conference, the general unwillingness of nations to disarm, the
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Article 8 of the Covenant stated that "the members of the League recognise that the maintenance of peace requires the reduction of national armaments to the lowest point consistent with national safety and the enforcement by common action of international obligations".
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it had been at Geneva in 1927 or at London in 1930, but he did not know how to reconcile German military ambition with French fear of its neighbour. Stimson hoped the Europeans to find a solution. He also hesitated over further naval disarmament because of the
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resulted in a general antiwar sentiment and encouraged the general sentiment of disarmament. The British Women's Society received 8 million signatures for disarmament and was accredited with a driving force behind the convening of the conference.
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the French were unwilling to disarm. The conference was ultimately adjourned in November 1934. The British Foreign Office stated that “the failure of the Disarmament Conference would have incalculable consequences for Europe and the League ”.
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This began of 25 February 1933 and involved finding a representative from each state. Together, they formed the General Commission, which delegated into the Naval and Air Commissions. This stage was concluded by 18 March 1933.
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The developments included aircraft for infantry support, photographing infantry positioning and bombing; naval warfare, with submarines and German U-boats, and land armaments, including gases, machine guns and grenades.
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and then the Geneva Conference in October 1933. He temporarily rejoined the Geneva Conference under the Five-Power Agreement but quickly withdrew Germany again as progressions with the conference began to halt.
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The military superiority of Germany was a defining element of Hitler's ideology and foreign policy, which made the idea of disarmament unacceptable. As soon as Hitler rose to power, he began the process of
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disagreed by arguing that the offensive capabilities of tanks were tremendous and outweighed any defensive capabilities. The turmoil and the inability to agree halted the progression of the conference.
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had been created with "the ideal of establishing a family of nations united by shared goals of peace".” The Covenant of the League of Nations had been published on 28 April 1919 by unanimous agreement.
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upon with the ideal that the agreements set about should apply to both wartime and peacetime, a nonpolitical body should monitor disarmament and there should be no specific demilitarised zones.
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The conference's main objectives included defining aggressively-offensive weapons, reasonably-defensive weapons, abolishing submarines, aviation and heavy-duty tanks and limiting land forces.
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and the objective of the Disarmament Conference. Hitler drew on the unwillingness of other countries to disarm as a justification that Germany should not be forced to do the same.
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There was a failure to obtain a German-French agreement on German arms, as the French did not want to disarm without a guaranteed alliance if war broke out with Germany again.
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A preparatory commission was initiated by the League in 1925. By 1931, there was sufficient support to hold a conference, which duly began under the chairmanship of former
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The Geneva Conference was convened by the League of Nations in 1932 to fulfil the terms of Article 8 and to progress towards world peace by the process of disarmament.
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The General Commission made progress with having nations agree on a number of terms. However, it was unsuccessful in having individual nations implement its terms.
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This period was known for its high levels of debate, disagreement and technical issues. Essentially no agreement or progress occurred during this session.
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The conference symbolised global co-operation to a combined goal of limiting arms, but it is generally perceived as a failure because of the onset of the
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talked about " growing danger of military intervention against the USSR". That meant that like many other countries, the USSR was hesitant to disarm.
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The third period, the General Commission, had the bulk of the negotiations take place. The conference began to attempt to enact the goals of the
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and became hesitant and hostile to the whole idea of disarmament. Its disagreement caused it not to be present or involved with negotiations.
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The involvement of the United States "injected life into a nearly dead conference". However, these proposals were never passed through the
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acknowledged the failure and the lack of progress for the conference and proposed for the US to take the lead on disarmament. As argued by
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Article 160 stated that the German Army was to have no more than 7 infantry divisions, 3 cavalry divisions, 100,000 men and 4000 officers.
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came to power in January 1933 and quickly gained complete authority over the German government. He withdrew
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nations' defensive weapons. However, nations often disagreed about the technicalities of certain weaponry.
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of 1899 and 1907, which had failed in their primary objective. Although many contemporary commentators and
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as permanent members of the League of Nations Council. It included all the Allies that had signed the
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Article 168 limited the manufacture of munitions, which was to be overseen by the League of Nations.
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laid out the terms for the Germans' conditional surrender, including their national disarmament.
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The aim of the Geneva Conference was disarmament that would target land, air and naval programs.
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highly-unstable political and economic climate and the looming threat of another world war.
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that had not been developed before the war along borders would be abolished. Also, coastal
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The conference was a response to the militarisation of global powers during and after the
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The US then sent a delegate to Geneva and became heavily involved in the Conference.
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had committed themselves to disarmament in both the Treaty of Versailles and in the
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The US ambassador to Belgium and minister to Switzerland and conference delegate,
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A key negotiation of the conference involved the discussions surrounding armed
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Article 165 limited German guns, machine guns, ammunition, and rifles.
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The Geneva Conference involved all of the nations signatory to the
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The first effort at international arms limitation was made at the
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After the war, the extensive death toll and the social effects of
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that had vested interests in disarmament in Europe specifically.
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were vulnerable because of their geographical proximity to
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could remain but not be worked on, extended or built up.
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success of the talks, which impacted the likelihood of a
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before 1914. Also, all of the major powers except the
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Index

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Geneva
Switzerland
disarmament
Covenant of the League of Nations
League of Nations
USSR
United States
First World War
Second World War
Nazi Germany
First World War
Europe
total war

Treaty of Versailles
Hague Conferences
Article 231 of the Treaty of Versailles
war guilt of Germany
arms race
United States
Covenant of the League of Nations
British Foreign Secretary
Arthur Henderson
Franklin Roosevelt
second major European conflict
Covenant of the League of Nations
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