What was the final result of the international conference on naval disarmament from 1921 to 1922?

A) It established the United States as the principal naval power in the Pacific.
B) It broke up the German Navy and redistributed it to France and Britain.
C) It triggered an unprecedented arms race between Japan and China.
D) It maintained the territorial status quo in East Asia and limited the size of navies.

The international conference on naval disarmament from 1921 to 1922, known as the Washington Naval Conference, resulted in treaties that aimed to prevent an arms race by limiting naval construction. It maintained the territorial status quo in East Asia and established ratios for battleships and aircraft carriers, effectively limiting the size of the navies of the participating countries, including the United States, Britain, Japan, France, and Italy.