Which of the following was a primary reason for the United States Senate's rejection of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919?
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Correct answer: Concern that Article X of the League of Nations Covenant would draw the U.S. into foreign wars
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge and the 'Irreconcilables' feared that joining the League of Nations would surrender U.S. sovereignty and constitutional power to declare war. This debate highlighted the tension between Wilson's internationalist vision and the traditional isolationist sentiment.
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