LAD #32: Kellogg Briand Peace Pact

The Kellogg Briand Peace Pact was signed by 11 nations right away. France, Poland, Belgium, Japan, and even more nations signed within a year. The pact rejected war as a form of foreign policy. It established that any nation that went to war for only a personal benefit would not be given those benefits in any treaty. The nations who signed hoped that those who did not sign would eventually follow the example of the signed powers and reject war themselves. The United States was responsible for making and holding the treaty and adding more nations to the pact. A year after the treaty was created, over 40 nations had joined the pact. The treaty was created by Secretary of State Frank B. Kellogg. It was signed by President Calvin Coolidge. The treaty was later reaffirmed by President Hoover and and his Secretary of State Henry L. Stimson.