REVISION IGCSE CAMBRIDGE HISTORY: KELLOGG-BRIAND PACT.

1. KELLOGG-BRIAND
PACT
IGCSE HISTORY
REVISION

2. DEFINITION
Kellogg-Briand Pact was an international agreement drawn up by the
foreign ministers of France and USA, signed in 1928.

3. Question 1
By what other name is this pact known?

4. Answer 1
The pact of Paris.

5. Question 2
What were the two main objectives of the
pact?

6. Answer 2
65 countries agreed to renounce war as an instrument of foreign policy
and to resolve all conflicts by peaceful means.

7. Question 3
Why did it prove ineffective?

8. Answer 3
It lacked real authority and did not provide any way to enforce its terms;
these could be carried out only if countries kept their word.

9. Question 4
Was the Kellogg-Briand Pact
a complete failure?

10. Answer 4
No. It helped to involve the USA again in international affairs.

11. Important
The pact was seen as a significant step towards the peaceful resolution
of international conflict; in reality it demonstrated the failure of
collective security.