President Wilson faced opposition in the U.S. Senate when he tried to ratify the Treaty of Versailles because some senators, called the Irreconcilables, didn't want to join the League of Nations at all. Others, known as Reservationists, wanted to make changes to the treaty to protect the U.S. from being too involved in other countries' problems. Many people in America were also feeling isolationism, which meant they wanted to stay out of international conflicts instead of being interventionists, or getting involved in them.
In a in 3 sentences in a 2nd graders response , explain why President Wilson encountered opposition in the U.S. Senate in his efforts to ratify the Treaty of Versailles: Your response should discuss key terms such as League of Nations, Irreconcilables, Reservationists, isolationism, and interventionism.
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