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The Treaty of Versailles

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When: March 19, 1920

What: The U.S. Senate rejected for the second time the Treaty of Versailles.

Why significant: The Treaty of Versailles was a formal peace treaty between the World War I Allies and Germany. The leaders of the “Big Four” Allies (Britain, France, Italy and the United States) met in Paris in early 1919 to draft the treaty. President Woodrow Wilson presented his Fourteen Points, a series of measures intended to ensure future peace. The points included the formation of an international peacemaking organization known as the League of Nations, which was adopted in the treaty.

Representatives of each country signed the treaty in June 1919. For the United States to accept its conditions, however, it had to be ratified by Congress. Some senators opposed the treaty, specifically the section regarding the League of Nations, on the ground that the United States would give up too much power under the League of Nations. The treaty never got ratified because the vote fell short of a two-thirds majority needed for approval.

In place of the Treaty of Versailles, in 1921 Congress passed the Knox–Porter Resolution, to formally end the war with Germany. The U.S. would never join the League of Nations, which was just one of several problems the organization would have in building power and credibility. The League of Nations failed in its goal to maintain peace, as World War II broke out just 20 years after its founding.

Tags: The Treaty of Versailles, President Woodrow Wilson, Fourteen Points

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