What doctrine is named after Stimson?
The Taft Doctrine
The Stimson Doctrine
The Truman Doctrine
The Roosevelt Doctrine
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The Stimson Doctrine, named after United States Secretary of State Henry Stimson, is a policy of non-recognition of territorial changes achieved by force. The doctrine was announced on January 7, 1932, in response to Japan's invasion of Manchuria in September 1931. The doctrine was a warning to Japan that the United States would not recognize any territorial gains made by force.
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