<span>President Jimmy Carter withdrew the SALT II agreement from consideration by Congress. The treaty, which had been signed in June 1979, was designed to establish parity in nuclear delivery vehicles between the United States and the Soviet Union. Carter also halted grain shipments to the Soviet Union and ordered a U.S. boycott of the 1980 Olympics that were to be held in Moscow.</span>
This treaty gave the Japanese Manchuria which is part of modern day China and was formally known as Manchukuo.
It expands due to the fact the mercury reacts to heat in such a way that makes it rise up the tube.
The United States advocated for the creation of the Kellogg-Briand Pact because they wanted to outlaw war. They hoped that the signatories will ensure that there will be no causes of war and there will be a peaceful relationship among the nations.
The United States don't want to engage in another World War after it has experienced the losses that World War I brought them as a nation.