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Which option best describes the reasons why Republicans in congress didn't want the USA to join the League of Nations?
Republicans feared that Congress would lose the power to declare war.
Republicans were opposed to the idea of world peace.
Republicans were upset that England would also be part of the League of Nations.
Republicans felt that the League was pointless and have no effect on the world.
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"Republicans feared that Congress would lose the power to declare war."
Explanation: Many Senate Republicans (notably Henry Cabot Lodge) opposed the League because its collective‑security commitments—especially Article X—could obligate the U.S. to become involved in foreign conflicts without Congress' consent. They worried about losing sovereignty and being pulled into "entangling alliances." The other choices are inaccurate: they were not opposed to peace itself, not upset that England would join, and their main objection was about sovereignty/war powers rather than simply thinking the League would be pointless.
Explanation: Many Senate Republicans (notably Henry Cabot Lodge) opposed the League because its collective‑security commitments—especially Article X—could obligate the U.S. to become involved in foreign conflicts without Congress' consent. They worried about losing sovereignty and being pulled into "entangling alliances." The other choices are inaccurate: they were not opposed to peace itself, not upset that England would join, and their main objection was about sovereignty/war powers rather than simply thinking the League would be pointless.
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