If you're talking about the Washington Naval Conference of 1922... yes, there is some link there. At the time, Japan had begun to build up its navy and threaten the "balance of power" at sea. This conference address the threat of another naval race (remember the German-Anglo naval race that contributed to the start of WWI). The Americans and the British were getting concerned by the growth of the Japanese Navy and so they hammered out an agreed ratio of 5:5:3 (US:Britain:Japan) in terms of naval strength; France and Italy got a ratio of 1.75.
As you can imagine, France and Italy were not impressed by this agreement (didn't improve failing Franco/Anglo relations of the time which had they been strong enough could have prevented Germany from getting to the place where it could initiate WW2). Japan also felt slighted by their reduced ratio. Combined with other Western insults, this contributed to a Japanese mindset for war.
2007-01-27 06:31:16
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answered by Anonymous
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Washington Conference Ww2
2017-01-16 05:23:10
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answered by ? 4
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There were four Washington conferences, all together, but I believe you are referring to the first held from 1/29/1 to 3/3/27/41 between British and American war departments which was the basic planning agreement for the US to enter the war, The Answer is, obviously, yes.
2007-01-27 04:53:32
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answered by ElOsoBravo 6
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I am guessing you actually mean the Washington Naval Conference of 1921-1922. If so then yes, as it really laid the foundations for the rise of Japan as a naval power in the Pacific and thus indirectly led to Pearl Harbor.
2007-01-27 05:30:49
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answered by CanProf 7
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