Why did Senator Henry Cabot Lodge issue a list of concerns he had regarding Article X in the Treaty of Versailles?

Question

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• Lodge feared that the League of Nations would result in extensive American intervention in foreign affairs.
• Lodge insisted that the United States should take revenge against Germany for drawing the country into the war.
• Lodge believed that President Wilson had a duty to enforce his foreign policy on the international community.
• Lodge argued that the treaty would interfere with President Wilson's policy goals.

Answer 1

Senator Henry Cabot Lodge issued a list of concerns regarding Article X in the Treaty of Versailles primarily because:

• Lodge feared that the League of Nations would result in extensive American intervention in foreign affairs.

Lodge was particularly concerned that the collective security commitments of the League would obligate the United States to become involved in international conflicts that did not directly threaten American interests.