Discuss the factors that brought about the failure of the United States to ratify the Treaty of Versailles

RUNNING HEAD : Why did the United States Reject the Treaty of Versailles

Why did the United States Reject the Treaty of Versailles

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Why did the United States Reject the Treaty of Versailles

The First World War ended with the cessation of hostilities following the signing of an armistice on November 11 , 1918 between Germany and the Allies made up primarily of the Big Four ' - Great Britain , France Italy and the United States which belatedly entered the war in 1917 following German provocations . The following year saw the Big

Four meet again in Versailles , France to forge a treaty that entailed how it would deal with Germany and determine the course of world events thereafter that came to be known as the Treaty of Versailles

The gist of the treaty stiuplates the terms and conditions to be imposed on Germany which were harsh ranging from cession of its overseas possessions and admitting guilt in starting the war . Needless to say these were terms the German people found hard to accept . On the distaff side of the treaty , it also called for the right of self-determination of sovereign states and for the creation of a world body that would serve as the guarantor and protector of world peace . The latter part was based on the Fourteen Points ' of US President Woodrow Wilson Although he was the head of state , it was the United States Senate that had the final say on the ratification or approval of the treaty to...