TASKS:
- Take quiz.
- Wrap-up WWI by answering the question: Why did the United States Senate reject the Treaty of Versailles?
- Set context of documents:
- 1919 - Wilson travels to Europe to hammer out treaty; arrives with ideals, the wishes he has for peace (self-determination, freedom of the seas, League of Nations)
- Treaty of Versailles must be ratified by the U.S. Senate
- Senators divided on League of Nations = collective security organization, which would, according to some members of the Senate, compromise America's sovereignty and restrict Congress' power to declare war
- Fierce debate ensues in Congress; rivalry between W. Wilson and H.C. Lodge
- Read documents to determine
- Why does Wilson support the League of Nations?
- Why does Henry Cabot Lodge have problems with the League of Nations?
- Return to question: What transformations occurred in America's role on the world stage?
- Add ideas to list to demonstrate the ways in which the role of the US has changed after involvement in WWI.
