Question

Which of the following was the main reason that senators would not approve the Treaty of Versailles?
(1 point)
Responses

They were concerned about future U.S. obligations in foreign affairs.
They were concerned about future U.S. obligations in foreign affairs.

The treaty rejected U.S. colonial practices already established.
The treaty rejected U.S. colonial practices already established.

They wanted the immediate repayment of French war debts.
They wanted the immediate repayment of French war debts.

They supported increased foreign aid to Germany.

Answer 1

They were concerned about future U.S. obligations in foreign affairs.

Senators—especially Republican "irreconcilables" and "reservationists" led by Henry Cabot Lodge—feared the League of Nations (Article X) would obligate the U.S. to defend other nations and limit Congress’s war-declaring power, so they refused to ratify the treaty.