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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 treaty was too harsh toward Germany.

He thought the United States should stay out of world affairs.
He thought the United States should stay out of world affairs.

He wanted the United States to make independent decisions.
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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He wanted the United States to make independent decisions.

Lodge feared the League of Nations (especially Article X) would obligate the U.S. to intervene in foreign conflicts and strip Congress of its war-declaring powers, so he sought reservations to preserve U.S. sovereignty.