"The U.S. Senate approved the treaty with but one dissenting vote. Few believed it would actually eliminate war, but many did hope that an important step had been taken toward promoting peace. Americans were especially pleased that their nation had taken the lead in this most worthy of causes. Conspicuously lacking in enforcement provisions, the Pact of Paris perfectly fitted the Republican approach of involvement without commitment, most often cited as its major flaw."
George C. Herring, “The American Century and Beyond: U.S. Foreign Relations, 1893–2014”. 2017
The Kellogg-Briand Pact exemplified the limitations of idealism in interwar diplomacy by
Failing to prevent aggression from expansionist powers in the 1930s
Prioritizing economic sanctions over collective security agreements
Excluding non-European nations from the treaty's provisions
Placing excessive reliance on the League of Nations to enforce peace
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