The Effects

1. The Effects Deal favored the Americans because they knew the bare minimum other countries would agree to due to spy infiltration. Japanese were disgruntled over the 5:5:3 ratio. Thinking they got cheated. Led to the deterioration of western relations. Japanese used it a reasoning to attack Pearl Harbor. All countries still attempted to circumvent the treaty, creating smaller ships with bigger guns and ships with stronger armor. British nation was forced to scrap a majority of their ships in comparison to Japan or the US. France was worried that Italy could maintain a larger Navy than them. The US Navy was unaffected by the treaty because they classified many of their new ships as experimental and therefore were not under the same restrictions.

2. The Ramifications • The treaty was ineffective because nations still tried to circumvent the treaty wherever they could. • In the short term it brought a peace much needed to Europe however led to hostility in the long term. • Difficult to enforce. • Helped countries not have to spend large amounts of money on a fleet because they could be sure their neighbors weren’t building ships as well.