USA HISTORY

AMERICAN IMPERIALISM(1890 1919)

THE UNITED STATES IN WORLD WAR I

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The US Senate opposed ratification of the Treaty of Versailles (1919) and the League of Nations because

(A) Failed to punish Germany for its involvement in World War 1

(B) Excluded reparations for European allies

(C) ** both threatened the sovereignty of the United States and took away its ability to govern itself.

(D) Place blame for World War 1 on all the warring countries

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Concept note-1: -The Senate has, at times, rejected treaties when its members felt their concerns were not adequately addressed. In 1919 the Senate rejected the Treaty of Versailles, which formally ended World War I, in part because President Woodrow Wilson had failed to take senators’ objections to the agreement into consideration.

Concept note-2: -In the face of Wilson’s continued unwillingness to negotiate, the Senate on November 19, 1919, for the first time in its history, rejected a peace treaty.

Concept note-3: -The Lodge resolution failed on a 39-55 vote. The Senate then considered a resolution to approve the treaty without reservations of any kind, which failed on a 38-53 vote. After 55 days of debate, the Senate had rejected the Treaty of Versailles.