HIST-H 106 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Henry L. Stimson, Maneuver Warfare, Atlantic Charter
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Henry lewis stimson (september 21, 1867 october 20, 1950) was an american statesman, lawyer and republican party politician and spokesman on foreign policy. He served as secretary of war (1911 : under republican william howard taft, and as governor-general of the philippines (1927 1929). As secretary of state (1929 1933) under republican president herbert hoover he articulated the. Stimson doctrine which announced american opposition to japanese expansion in asia. He again served as secretary of war (1940 1945) under democrat franklin d. roosevelt, and was a leading hawk calling for war against germany. The nanking massacre, also known as the rape of nanking, was an episode of mass murder and mass rape committed by japanese troops against nanking (current official spelling: nanjing) during the. The massacre occurred during a six-week period starting december 13, 1937, the day that the japanese captured nanking, which was then the chinese capital. (see republic of.
