The Treaty of Versailles, 1919--
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After World War 1, Senate Republicans argued against the ratification of the Treaty of Versailles and the League of Nations. They were concerned about the loss of U.S. sovereignty and the potential for entangling alliances. They believed that the treaty would undermine the country's ability to pursue its own interests independently.
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President Wilson, a Democrat, was engaged in a power struggle with a Republican controlled Senate. The conflict centered around a balance of power issue -- Wilson had negotiated the treaty without the customary presence of senators, and he neglected to discuss and negotiate the terms of the treaty with the Senate Foreign Relations committee before making it public. By cutting the senators out of the treaty making process, Wilson was attempting to do an end run around the Senate's authority over treaties and this angered many senators. The Republicans also had major substantive and ideological issues with the proposed treaty. Some of these issues arose out the bitter, personal rivalry between the head of the Foreign Relations Committee, Henry Cabot Lodge and Wilson. These men had opposing views of international relations with Lodge being a realist and Wilson an idealist. Lodge and other Republican Senators believed the treaty should call for the unconditional surrender of Germany and it did not, they felt that many provisions as written were unenforceable, and they opposed the treaty provisions which authorized US participation in Wilson's pet project, the League of Nations. In particular, Lodge felt participation in the League would compromise US sovereignty by requiring the US to enter into international conflicts when it was not in the national interest of the US to do so. Lodge's committee sent the treaty to the floor of the Senate for a vote with 14 amendments, but recommended against its passage. On November 19, 1919, for the first time in US history, the Senate rejected a peace treaty.
The U.S. Senate refused Woodrow Wilson's wishes of having, The League of Nations.
The Treaty of Versailles, 1919--
The Senate rejected it.
The Republicans gained control of Congress in the off-year elections in 1918. President Wilson was a Democrat. So whatever Wilson wanted, the Republicans were determined that he not get it. Just like today.
1898 Treaty of Paris
The senate felt the treaty would limit U.S. independence in world affairs.
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Treaty of Versailles!
federalism
No, it did not.
They rejected any treaty that included the league of Nations.
It does not go into effect until the US Senate ratifies it.. . . then the Congress has to ratify (approve) it.The senate may approve or disapprove the treaty.