Why did the United States Senate ultimately reject the Treaty of Versailles?
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Correct answer: Fear that Article 10 would commit the U.S. to foreign conflicts
Led by Henry Cabot Lodge, the 'Irreconcilables' and 'Reservationists' in the Senate feared the League of Nations would bypass Congress's constitutional power to declare war. The U.S. eventually signed a separate peace treaty with Germany.
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