In a in 3 sentences in a 5th 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.

Answer 1

President Wilson faced a lot of opposition in the U.S. Senate when he tried to get the Treaty of Versailles ratified because many senators, called Irreconcilables, did not want the United States to join the League of Nations. Others, known as Reservationists, wanted changes to the treaty to limit America’s involvement in international affairs because they favored isolationism over interventionism. This disagreement made it hard for Wilson to get enough support from the Senate to approve the treaty.