AMERICAN IMPERIALISM 1890 1919
END OF WWI
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They utterly opposed the creation of a League of Nations.
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They wanted to revise the treaty’s proposal for a League of Nations.
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They supported the treaty’s initiative to abolish isolationist tendencies.
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They accepted the treaty as a way to promote cooperation among nations.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The opposition came from two groups: the “Irreconcilables, ” who refused to join the League of Nations under any circumstances, and “Reservationists, ” led by Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman, Henry Cabot Lodge, who were willing to ratify the treaty with amendments.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Treaty of Versailles’s fate was uncertain in the Senate. Some senators, known as “Irreconcilables, ” opposed the treaty in any form. “Reservationists, ” led by Senator Henry Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts, wanted reservations (amendments) added to the treaty before approving it.
Detailed explanation-3: -They wanted a treaty with reservations, especially on Article 10, which involved the power of the League of Nations to make war without a vote by the United States Congress.
Detailed explanation-4: -The opposition came from two groups: the “Irreconcilables, ” who refused to join the League of Nations under any circumstances, and “Reservationists, ” led by Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman, Henry Cabot Lodge, who wanted amendments made before they would ratify the Treaty.
Detailed explanation-5: -Led by William Borah of Idaho, the group also included Wisconsin’s Robert La Follette and California’s Hiram Johnson.