Stimson Doctrine
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The Stimson Doctrine is the policy of nonrecognition of states created as a result of a war of aggression. The policy was implemented by the United States government, enunciated in a note of January 7
U.S. Secretary of State Henry L. Stimson
Kellogg–Briand Pact
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The Kellogg–Briand Pact or Pact of Paris is a 1928 international agreement on peace in which signatory states promised not to use war to resolve "disputes or conflicts of whatever nature or of whateve
Stimson Doctrine
…China in 1915. The Japanese invasion of Manchuria in late 1931 placed Stimson in a difficult position. It was evident that appeals to the spirit of the Kellogg–Briand Pact had no impact on either the Chinese or the Japanese, and Stimson was further hampered by President Herbert Hoover's clear indication that he would not…
Kellogg–Briand Pact with signatures
Gold fountain pen used by Secretary Kellogg and his 14 foreign counterparts to sign the Kellog-Briand Pact in France in August 1928
French Foreign Minister Aristide Briand speaking
German Foreign Minister Gustav Stresemann signing