Pros And Cons Of The Treaty Of Versailles

The Treaty of Versailles came to be at the Paris Peace Conference in 1919 and with its signing officially ended World War 1. The conference was attended by the heads of state from Great Britain, France, the United States and Italy where everyone signed and joined the League of Nations except the United States. Ultimately, the United States Congress refused to ratify the treaty even though President Wilson was a supporter of the League of Nations. Was it because Senator Lodge loathed President Wilson or was it because he actually believed that joining would do more harm than good for the United States? President Wilson came to the conference with what he called his 14 points. His points called for a world that would continue to remain intact.
The Senate, now led by the Republican Party, held the power of passing the treaty (Lenger.) Senator Henry Cabot Lodge would lead the debate against the League of Nations starting on February 28 1919. Senator Lodge was accepting of the idea of the League of Nations however, he did not agree with the stipulations the conference imposed on the League. He believed that joining the League would cause us to end up in more wars, that the United States would not have the ability to leave the League and that our country would be flooded with immigrants (Lenger.) Senator Lodge also had a personal vendetta against President Wilson. While Senator Lodge added amendments to the treaty, these did not please President Wilson. President Wilson asked Democrats to vote against the amended version unless the amendments were dropped. The plea of Senator Lodge was heard by the Senate and they rejected the motion to join the League of Nations. President Wilson went to the Paris Peace Conference with high hopes for his 14 points, only to be stonewalled by his own