Kellogg–Briand Pact
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The Kellogg–Briand Pact was a 1928 international agreement in which numerous nations renounced war as an instrument of national policy, symbolizing idealistic efforts to secure peace in the interwar period.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kellogg–Briand Pact canonical | 6 |
| General Treaty for Renunciation of War as an Instrument of National Policy | 2 |
| Briand–Kellogg Pact | 1 |
| Kellogg-Briand Pact | 1 |
| Kellogg–Briand Pact of 1928 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T134440 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kellogg–Briand Pact Context triple: [Interwar period, significantTreaty, Kellogg–Briand Pact]
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A.
Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles was the 1919 peace agreement that formally ended World War I and imposed punitive territorial, military, and economic terms on Germany while reshaping the map of Europe.
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B.
Covenant of the League of Nations
The Covenant of the League of Nations was the foundational international treaty that established the League’s structure, principles, and mechanisms for collective security and peaceful dispute resolution after World War I.
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C.
Anti-Comintern Pact
The Anti-Comintern Pact was a 1936 anti-communist alliance initially between Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan that became a key diplomatic foundation for the Axis powers before and during World War II.
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D.
League of Nations
The League of Nations was an international organization founded after World War I to promote peace and cooperation among countries, serving as a precursor to the United Nations.
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E.
Moscow Peace Treaty
The Moscow Peace Treaty was the 1940 agreement that ended the Winter War between Finland and the Soviet Union, forcing Finland to cede significant territories to the USSR.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kellogg–Briand Pact Target entity description: The Kellogg–Briand Pact was a 1928 international agreement in which numerous nations renounced war as an instrument of national policy, symbolizing idealistic efforts to secure peace in the interwar period.
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A.
Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles was the 1919 peace agreement that formally ended World War I and imposed punitive territorial, military, and economic terms on Germany while reshaping the map of Europe.
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B.
Covenant of the League of Nations
The Covenant of the League of Nations was the foundational international treaty that established the League’s structure, principles, and mechanisms for collective security and peaceful dispute resolution after World War I.
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C.
Anti-Comintern Pact
The Anti-Comintern Pact was a 1936 anti-communist alliance initially between Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan that became a key diplomatic foundation for the Axis powers before and during World War II.
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D.
League of Nations
The League of Nations was an international organization founded after World War I to promote peace and cooperation among countries, serving as a precursor to the United Nations.
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E.
Moscow Peace Treaty
The Moscow Peace Treaty was the 1940 agreement that ended the Winter War between Finland and the Soviet Union, forcing Finland to cede significant territories to the USSR.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
international agreement
ⓘ
multilateral treaty ⓘ peace treaty ⓘ |
| awardedRelatedHonor | Nobel Peace Prize 1929 to Frank B. Kellogg ⓘ |
| category |
Interwar diplomacy
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Peace treaties ⓘ Treaties concluded in 1928 ⓘ Treaties entered into force in 1929 ⓘ |
| considered | precursor to the UN system of collective security ⓘ |
| criticizedFor |
failure to prevent World War II
ⓘ
lack of enforcement provisions ⓘ |
| draftedBy |
Aristide Briand
ⓘ
Frank B. Kellogg ⓘ |
| enteredIntoForceOn | 1929-07-24 ⓘ |
| hasOfficialName |
Kellogg–Briand Pact
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
General Treaty for Renunciation of War as an Instrument of National Policy
|
| hasShortName | Pact of Paris ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | interwar period ⓘ |
| influenced |
Article 2 of the Charter of the United Nations
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surface form:
Charter of the United Nations Article 2(4)
Nuremberg Principles ⓘ development of the crime of aggression in international law ⓘ |
| initialSignatoriesCount | 15 ⓘ |
| initialSignatory |
Australia
ⓘ
Belgium ⓘ Canada ⓘ Czechoslovakia ⓘ France ⓘ Germany ⓘ British India ⓘ
surface form:
India (British India)
Italy ⓘ Japan ⓘ New Zealand ⓘ Poland ⓘ Dominion of South Africa ⓘ
surface form:
Union of South Africa
United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| jurisdiction | international law ⓘ |
| laterAdherentsCount | 60+ ⓘ |
| legalEffect |
did not abolish right of self-defense
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did not provide enforcement mechanisms ⓘ outlawed war of aggression among signatories ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Aristide Briand
ⓘ
Frank B. Kellogg ⓘ |
| negotiatedBy |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| primaryPurpose |
promotion of peaceful settlement of disputes
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renunciation of war as an instrument of national policy ⓘ |
| proposedBy | France ⓘ |
| signedAt | French Ministry of Foreign Affairs ⓘ |
| signedIn | Paris ⓘ |
| signedOn | 1928-08-27 ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
efforts to secure world peace after World War I
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interwar idealism ⓘ |
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Subject: Kellogg–Briand Pact Description of subject: The Kellogg–Briand Pact was a 1928 international agreement in which numerous nations renounced war as an instrument of national policy, symbolizing idealistic efforts to secure peace in the interwar period.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
General Treaty for Renunciation of War as an Instrument of National Policy
this entity surface form:
Kellogg-Briand Pact
this entity surface form:
General Treaty for Renunciation of War as an Instrument of National Policy
this entity surface form:
Briand–Kellogg Pact
this entity surface form:
Kellogg–Briand Pact of 1928