Choose one of the following
a) they did not want the US to join the League of nations b) they wanted harsher terms for Germany c) they felt the treaty violated the Fourteen Points d) they opposed reparations for the Allies
2007-02-11 12:17:10 · 6 answers · asked by Sean 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Many politicians opposed the League of Nations because they fear it will tell the US what to do or where to fight. This leads them to oppose the treaty.
Public opinion in the United States seemed strongly in favour of quick ratification of the Versailles Treaty when the president presented that document to the Senate in July 1919. Traditional isolationist sentiment was beginning to revive, however, and a small minority of 16 senators, irreconcilably opposed to U.S. membership in the League, vowed to oppose the treaty to the bitter end. In addition, a crucial controversy developed between the president and a majority of the Republican senators, led by Henry Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts. Lodge insisted upon adding 14 reservations to the treaty. The second reservation declared that the United States assumed no obligations under Article X of the Covenant, which guaranteed the integrity and independence of members of the League; moreover it said that the president could not use the armed forces to support the Covenant without the explicit consent of Congress.
2007-02-11 12:32:38 · answer #1 · answered by eiplanner 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The United States of America took a more peaceful view towards the reparations of Germany. They put forward fourteen points, which the German public thought that the Treaty would be based around. The goal of President Wilson in the search for peace was "to make the world safe for democracy". For the U.S., it was seen as Europe’s problem, and that overall, the Treaty was too harsh. France wanted revenge, Britain wanted a relatively strong, economically viable Germany as a counterweight to French dominance on Continental Europe, and the U.S. wanted the creation of a permanent peace as quickly as possible, with financial compensation for its military expenditures and the destruction of the old empires.
2007-02-11 12:35:33 · answer #2 · answered by cubcowboysgirl 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Actually it was a combination of all three. Most senators and many Americans in general did not think the U.S. should get involved in foreign affairs. Also Wilson and others feared that putting harsh reparations on Germany would cause heavy economic strain and pave the way for future dictators (funny how they were right).
2007-02-11 12:32:22 · answer #3 · answered by West Coast Nomad 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The treaty was designed as a form of punishment for the central powers. if this treaty was signed, it would have humiliated the German culture and promoted for a future world war, thus the reason the congress didn't agree to the League of Nations.
2007-02-11 12:54:31 · answer #4 · answered by hexa 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
terrible Trench warfare They needed to scouse borrow all the credit from Britain and France to guard shipping merchants from U-Boats No concept a large migration because they were Twats No concept Serbia Assasination, the information superhighway of alliances, Germany needed enlargement, France needed revenge Germany promised now to not attack passenger ships funds and munitions Drafting
2016-11-27 02:18:23 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mostly because they didn't like lazy kids who didn't do their own homework...at least that's what I heard.
2007-02-11 12:24:52 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋