WORLD HISTORY

WORLD WAR I

LEAGUE OF NATIONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which body defeated Wilson’s peace proposals by 49 votes to 35?
A
House of Representatives
B
The Senate
C
The Supreme Court
D
NATO
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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.

Detailed explanation-2: -England and France opposed the Fourteen Points because they disagreed on freedom of the seas and war reparations, respectively. 8.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Senate then considered a resolution to approve the treaty without reservations of any kind, which failed on a 38-53 vote.

Detailed explanation-4: -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.

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