LAD #32: Kellogg Briand Peace Pact

The Kellogg Briand Peace Pact in 1928 was passed by Secretary of State Frank Kellogg, President Calvin Coolidge and the French foreign minister Briand.  This claimed that war was a outdated and inhumane act that should not be used in foreign policy, only for defensive purposes. The pact had three parts, the first said that war could not be used to resolve conflicts between two or more countries. The second states that all conflicts must be resolved with the use of diplomacy, and the third claimed that additional countries who wished to join could. The agreement was too idealistic and unrealistic thus it was not heard around the world. Other than this attempt to to make peace among nations, Coolidge's presidency was uneventful.