aug 30, 1928 - Kellogg-Briand Pact (Aug 1928)

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(1928) sentimental triumph of the 1920s peace mvmt; linked 62 nations in the supposed "outlawry of war";

started bcuz of Conviction spread that if quarreling nations would only take pledge to forswear war as instrument of national policy, weapons could be ineffective; signed by Calvin Coolidge's Secretary of State Frank B. Kellogg; Known as Pact of Paris, signed w/ French foreign minister (1928), ultimately ratified by 62 nations; Kellogg Won Nobel Peace prize; Signed this after >2 mill signatures about idea of using war as instrument of foreign policy nullifying other country's effectiveness to fight;

delusory, Defensive wars permitted, aggressive nation could still come up w/ excuse of self-defense; Was virtually useless in real crisis, Reflected AMerican mind in 1920s - willing to be lulled into false sense of security; Mood took deeper hold in neutralism of 1930s

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