Bibliograph

Peace on the Great Lakes, Canada and the Rush-Bagot agreement, Peter W. Noonan

Type

Label

Peace on the Great Lakes, Canada and the Rush-Bagot agreement, Peter W. Noonan

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Peace on the Great Lakes

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Peter W. Noonan

Sub title

Canada and the Rush-Bagot agreement

Summary

The Rush Bagot Agreement is the oldest arms limitation agreement in the world. It originated in the aftermath of the War of 1812 when both Great Britain and the United States feared a descent into a naval arms race on the Great Lakes of North America. Two hundred years later the Rush-Bagot Agreement is still in force having survived the impacts of rebellions, insurgencies, and wars both civil and foreign. Today, the Rush-Bagot Agreement symbolizes the continuing intentions of both Canada and the United States to maintain their peaceful coexistence on the great inland seas that separate them. This is the story of how years of naval challenge and open warfare led to peace among three great nations

Target audience

adult

Classification