AMERICAN IMPERIALISM 1890 1919
THE UNITED STATES IN WORLD WAR I
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League of Justice
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United Nations
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Justice Society
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League of Nations
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Detailed explanation-1: -The League of Nations was established at the end of World War I as an international peacekeeping organization. Although US President Woodrow Wilson was an enthusiastic proponent of the League, the United States did not officially join the League of Nations due to opposition from isolationists in Congress.
Detailed explanation-2: -The United States never joined the League. Most historians hold that the League operated much less effectively without U.S. participation than it would have otherwise. However, even while rejecting membership, the Republican Presidents of the period, and their foreign policy architects, agreed with many of its goals.
Detailed explanation-3: -Woodrow Wilson–the 28th president of the United States–led a period of progressive reform before steering America through the upheaval of World War I. A champion of peace, he pushed for the creation of the League of Nations, which was designed to solve future international conflicts though diplomacy.
Detailed explanation-4: -Henry Cabot Lodge He demanded Congressional control of declarations of war; Wilson refused and blocked his move to ratify the treaty with reservations. As a result, the United States never joined the League of Nations.