(A) The USA was anti-imperialist and didn’t want to defend Brit and Fr empires
(B) They thought sanctions would weaken American trade and industry
(C) ** They wanted to be able to send their troops to fight the wars of others
(D) Germn Americans were opposed to the Treaty of Versailles
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Concept note-1: -Motivated by Republican concerns that the League would commit the United States to an expensive organization that would reduce the United States’ ability to defend its own interests, Lodge led the opposition to joining the League.
Concept note-2: -Why did the Americans not want to join the league of nations? They believed in isolationism and didn’t want to get involved in Europe’s affairs.