History of the United States II / Unit 9 USH2 1244 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Kellogg-Briand
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The idea
In nineteen twenty-eight the Kellogg-Briand Pact, signed by the United States and fourteen other nations, outlawed war as a crime among nations.
In practice
More nations signing on in later years.
Where people slip
The pact failed, the anchor says, because none of its signers committed to act against a violator. Digital History says it lacked any means of enforcement.
Your place on the trail
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