What did the Welles Declaration condemn?
Soviet occupation of the Baltic states
Nazi occupation of Poland
Japanese invasion of China
Italian invasion of Ethiopia
Answer
The Welles Declaration was a diplomatic statement issued by the United States government on July 23, 1940, in which it condemned the Soviet occupation of the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. The declaration stated that the United States did not recognize the Soviet occupation of the Baltic states and that it would continue to recognize the governments-in-exile of the Baltic states.
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