Knox-Porter Resolution

(noun)

The Knox-Porter Resolution was a joint resolution of the United States Congress signed by President Warren G. Harding on July 2, 1921, officially ending United States involvement in World War I.

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Examples of Knox-Porter Resolution in the following topics:

  • Wilson's Loss at Home

    • Harding, continued American opposition to the League of Nations, Congress passed the Knox–Porter Resolution, bringing a formal end to hostilities between the U.S. and the Central Powers.
  • Postwar Isolationism

    • Congress passed the Knox–Porter Resolution bringing a formal end to hostilities between the United States and the Central Powers (signed into law by President Harding in 1921).
  • The League of Nations

    • The league lacked its own armed forces and depended on the traditional Great Powers nations – France, Britain, Russia, Germany, and Japan – to enforce its resolutions, maintain its economic sanctions, or provide military support when needed.
    • Finally, the League of Nations lacked any type of armed forces of its own and depended on the Great Powers to enforce its resolutions, which they were unwilling to do.
    • It was not until July 21, 1921, that Harding signed into law the Knox-Porter Resolution drafted by Congress, which formally ended hostilities between the U.S. and the Central Powers.
  • The Paris Peace Conference

    • It was not until July 21, 1921, that Harding signed into law the Knox-Porter Resolution drafted by Congress, which formally ended hostilities between the U.S. and the Central Powers.
    • Its report, presented to President Wilson, was kept secret from the public until The New York Times broke the story in December 1922, although a pro-Zionist joint resolution on Palestine was passed by Congress in September 1922.
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