(A) America’s economy wasn’t doing so well and wasn’t ready to deal with the consequences of joining the LoN
(B) ** Many Americans had German ancestors
(C) ** The US didn’t want to use its military to solve international conflicts
(D) Wilson wasn’t sympathetic for Americans
(E) ** The US was an isolationist country, meaning it wouldn’t interfere in international conflicts
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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: -Some members of Congress opposed membership in the League out of concern that it would draw the United States into European conflicts, although ultimately the collective security clause sank the possibility of U.S. participation.