WORLD WAR I
CAUSES AND COURSE OF THE WAR
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Rejection by President Woodrow Wilson of internationalism
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Fear of becoming involved in another European war
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High financial cost of membership
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Concern over communist control of international organization
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Detailed explanation-1: -Some senators who opposed the Treaty of Versailles believed the proposed League of Nations would infringe upon U.S. sovereignty and Congress’s power to declare war.
Detailed explanation-2: -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. They have made the French treaty subject to the authority of the League, which is not to be tolerated.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -Answer and Explanation: The refusal of the United States to join the League of Nations indicated a reluctance on the part of the American public to get involved in any further foreign conflicts. This was especially true of Republicans like Henry Cabot Lodge.