"The only way to make a man trustworthy is to trust him"
- Henry L. Stimson
- Henry L. Stimson
The Stimson Doctrine
- Henry Stimson reacted to Japanese actions in Manchuria
- Would not allow for territorial changes to China
- Comes under US sphere of influence
- A reason Japan walked out of the League of Nations
- Would not allow for territorial changes to China
- Comes under US sphere of influence
- A reason Japan walked out of the League of Nations
Question: What would have happened if the stimson doctrine was never signed?
Summary
The Stimson Doctrine was a policy of the United States federal government, enunciated in a note of January 7, 1932, to Japan and China, of non-recognition of international territorial changes that were executed by force. It is an example of America not practicing isolationism.