irreconcilables
reservationists
reservationists
The group that opposed any treaty ending World War I with a League of Nations included the "Irreconcilables," a faction of U.S. senators. Led by figures like William Borah and Hiram Johnson, they believed that joining the League would entangle the United States in foreign conflicts and compromise its sovereignty. Their resistance played a significant role in the eventual failure of the Treaty of Versailles in the U.S. Senate.
The United States, who wanted to stay out of Europe's affairs that didn't concern them.
Many people were opposed to Wilson's 14,points, Americans and other world leaders alike. Some of the reasons they were opposed to it were that they didn't like the League of Nations and the wide ranged idealism of the whole thing.
reservationists
reservationists
The United States, surprising since the US president was the one who proposed it.
The group that opposed any treaty ending World War I that included the League of Nations was known as the "Irreconcilables." This faction consisted of a group of U.S. senators who were staunchly against U.S. participation in the League, fearing it would undermine American sovereignty and entangle the nation in international conflicts. Led by figures like Senator William Borah, the Irreconcilables rejected the Treaty of Versailles on these grounds.
The group that opposed any treaty ending World War I with a League of Nations included the "Irreconcilables," a faction of U.S. senators. Led by figures like William Borah and Hiram Johnson, they believed that joining the League would entangle the United States in foreign conflicts and compromise its sovereignty. Their resistance played a significant role in the eventual failure of the Treaty of Versailles in the U.S. Senate.
Irreconcilables: these isolationist senators opposed any treaty that had a league of nations folded into it. Reservationists: were a large group of senators that were opposed to the treaty as it was written
The United States, who wanted to stay out of Europe's affairs that didn't concern them.
Americans opposed joining the League of Nations because they didn't want America to be involved with other countries' affairs.
Americans opposed joining the League of Nations because they didn't want America to be involved with other countries' affairs.
Henry Cabot Lodge
Irreconcilables
Henry Cabot Lodge