In this scenario, the powers want more ships and no restrictive London naval agreement follows. They enter the next period with more carriers, probably more cruisers and destroyers, and cruisers prepared for quick gun changes. Higher construction rates during the 1920s preserve more infrastructure for further building. Early-1930s governments could then place ship orders as a means of providing employment during economic difficulty. The resulting fleets are expected to give those governments greater confidence in later crisis management.
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A failed London settlement and continued shipbuilding
Continued 1920s construction could preserve infrastructure and leave more ships available before depression-era governments expand naval orders.