The Treaty of Versailles & the League
The failure of Wilson's 14 Points and the retreat into isolationism.
Key Questions
- 1Why did the U.S. Senate reject the League of Nations?
- 2How did the Treaty of Versailles set the stage for future global conflict?
- 3Was Wilson's idealism out of touch with the reality of international politics?
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