"What we demand in this war... is that the world be made fit and safe to live in; and particularly that it be made safe for every peace-loving nation... A general association of nations must be formed under specific covenants for the purpose of affording mutual guarantees of political independence and territorial integrity to great and small states alike." — Woodrow Wilson, Fourteen Points address, January 1918
Which argument best explains why the U.S. Senate ultimately rejected this vision?
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Senators led by Henry Cabot Lodge feared collective security would override Congress's war powers
- B
Most senators favored immediate U.S. annexation of German colonies
- C
Senators sought to merge the U.S. military with British command
- D
The Senate demanded harsher reparations than the treaty imposed
Explanation
Reservationists led by Lodge objected to Article X of the League Covenant as a threat to congressional war-making authority.