Henry Cabot Lodge opposed the Treaty of Versailles primarily because he wanted the United States to make independent decisions. Lodge was particularly concerned about the League of Nations and its potential to entangle the U.S. in international conflicts without congressional approval. He believed that the treaty compromised U.S. sovereignty and undermined the country's ability to act independently in foreign affairs.
Why did Henry Cabot Lodge oppose the Treaty of Versailles?
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He thought the treaty was too harsh toward Germany.
He thought the United
• States should stay out of world affairs.
He wanted the United
• States to make independent decisions.
He didn't think the League
• of Nations had the authority to be effective.
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