Warren Gamaliel Harding

Birth-Death: (1865 - 1923 ) Term: (1921-1923 )

President Harding took his election as a call for the U.S. to stay out of the League of Nations. Much of the American public wanted to avoid any problems with foreign nations, and Harding did his best to satisfy their isolationist attitude, concentrating more on domestic issues than foreign.

Foreign Events of Warren Harding

    After the horror the world had experienced during first world war, the American continent was shifting towards conservatism. The League of Nations was rejected by the people because of the possibility of a new war, in another distant land, and the people were looking for other ways to prevent war.

    The Washington Conference took place in the middle of Hardingšs term and lasted from 1921 to 1922. Its purpose was to reduce tensions growing in the Far East and the Naval armaments of the nations. There were three major pacts that were signed. They effectively limited the naval armaments, provided for self-respect in the Pacific and calmed the tensions growing over the territory of China.