Why did the congress reject the league of nations?

Answer 1

The League Of Nations was set up to be a large 'police force'. Woodrow Wilson came up with the idea of the League of Nations, and there were a few reasons why he didn't join. He claimed that he had to get support from his country and congress. Also, America thought that they were sending troops everywhere to settle disputes. This made America think that they didn't have to join the League of Nations because they were already doing what The League of Nations was set up to do. Also, many Americans were very anti-British and anti-French. This meant that they didn't want to join the League because they didn't want to be part of something that the British and French were involved with.

Answer 2

US President Woodrow Wilson was considered one of the driving forces behind the formation of the League of Nations. He was of the Democratic Party, but most of Congress, at the time of the League's formation, was of the Republican Party. Many members of the Republican Party were opposed to the United States' entry into the League of Nations, thus the Senate rejected the US' entry.

Also, the overarching attitude of the American people at the time was isolationism. This meant that Americans desired to stay out of the foreign affairs of other nations as much as possible, and were especially weary of European politics. After American intervention in World War I, many Americans weren't eager to join ranks with the European nations that started the war. They very much preferred to have the European nations sort out their own problems and conflicts without US intervention or participation.

Answer 3

The Senate (which is responsible for ratifying treaties before the President can sign them- constitutionally, the House plays absolutely no role) split into several factions who had varying views on the Treaty of Versailles, which included the "Covenant" which created the League. In particular, the faction led by Henry Cabot Lodge strongly opposed Article X of the Covenant, which basically said that a League member who was militarily attacked by Another Country must be defended by the other League members. The Lodge faction felt that this would deprive the US Congress of its power to declare war (or to refuse to declare war). Also, from what I understand, President Wilson stubbornly refused to accept any compromise on the issue, solidifying opposition to the Treaty. Thus, there was sufficient opposition that the Senate did not achieve the 2/3 majority needed to ratify the treaty.

Answer 4

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