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Why did the US Senate refuse to ratify the Treaty of Versailles after World War I?

• The Senate would not support America's participation in the League of Nations

• The Senate believed the treaty did not punish Germany enough

• The Senate thought the treaty did not have the power to prevent secret alliances

• The Senate could not agree on military disarmament levels

Which group followed the advice given in this address?

• Expansionists during the Spanish-American War

• Isolationists regarding the Treaty of Versailles after World War I

• Hawks in Congress during the Vietnam War

• Civil libertarians in Congress after the start of the War on Terror

Senator Lodge made this statement in opposition to -

• US membership in the League of Nations

• the funding of a massive buildup of the US Navy

• a relaxation of US citizenship requirements

• US entry into the Spanish-American War

President Woodrow WIlson's Fourteen Points supported Poland by calling for its -

• establishment as a Soviet satellite nation

• annexation by Great Britain

• establishment as an independent nation

• inclusion in one of the larger empires

One reason this provision was included in the Treaty of Versailles was to -

• create a democratic government in Germany

• divide Germany into smaller states to be governed by Allied countries

• grant independence to all German colonies

• weaken the power of Germany in the international community

The Fourteen Points reflected President Woodrow WIlson's belief that -

• intervention in the affairs of other nations was never justifiable

• travel among nations should be regulated by an international organization

• no country should be allowed to spend more on defense than any other country

• cooperation among international leaders was essential to maintaining world peace

Upon entering World War I, the United States enlarged its military by -

• creating the Veterans Administration

• passing the Selective Service Act

• enacting the GI Bill

• establishing the Marine Corps

Why did Senator Lodge express this opinion about the Treaty of Versaiiles?

• He wanted to prevent the spread of the global flu epidemic

• He wanted to protect secret US nuclear technology

• He wanted the United States to join an international league

• He wanted to protect US sovereignty in international relations