Ch. 25.4-25.5 Lesson Review

Ch. 25.4-25.5

Lesson Review​

Treaty of Versailles in the USA

- Would vote 'yes' for Treaty if....Article 10 of League of Nations Charter changed

• allow Congress to say 'no' if League wants to go to war​

​​Reservationists

- Would vote 'no' because...they did not want USA drawn into another international war

​Irreconcilables

​- Would vote 'yes' said...USA was a world power and should work with others to focus on keeping peace

​​Internationalists

Multiple Choice

What was a difference between the Internationalists and Irreconcilables?

• Internationalists did not want the treaty signed... Irreconcilables wanted the treaty signed

• Internationalists wanted the treated signed... Irreconcilables did not want the treaty signed

• Internationalists wanted the treaty signed if Congress could say no to going to war... Irreconcilables wanted the treaty signed

- Wilson went on speaking tour looking for support of treaty (poor health made him stop)

- Treaty voted on 3 times in Congress

• 1st Time: had 14 amendments and voted down by Wilson supporters and those not wanting it

• 2nd Time: in original form and voted down by all people who did not want it (Republican Party)

• 3rd Time: fell short by 7 votes

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Was it important for the USA to be in the League of Nations? Was it in the country's best interest to be in this organization?

​Treaty Defeated

Multiple Choice

True or False:

"Congress voted three times on the Treaty of Versailles, and all three times they voted against it."

• True

• False

​- Democrat candidate wanted the USA to be in the League of Nations, the Republican one was neutral

- Wilson wanted the election to be a referendum on Treaty Ratification

• citizens more interested in issues at home (i.e. inflation)

​- Harding (R) won by 7 million votes

• USA made own treaty with Germany and did not join the League​

1920 election

Multiple Choice

What happened after the 1920 election?

• The democrat candidate won

• The republican candidate won

• The USA signed the Treaty of Versailles and joined the League of Nations