What did the Stimson Doctrine of nonrecognition reject?
Territorial changes via force
Dictatorial rule
Communist Takeover
European Colonization
Answer
The Stimson Doctrine of nonrecognition is a United States policy of non-recognition of territorial changes achieved by force. It was formulated by Secretary of State Henry Stimson in response to Japan's invasion of Manchuria in 1931 and later adopted by the League of Nations.
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