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TSI Reading: Bye-Bye Versailles: Why Did the Senate Reject a Peace Treaty? 14 Views


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For the first time in 1919, the Senate rejected a peace treaty. By a vote of 39 to 55, far short of the required two-thirds majority, the Senate denied consent to the Treaty of Versailles. Democratic President Woodrow Wilson had personally negotiated the treaty following World War I, promoting his vision for a system of collective security enforced by a League of Nations. When the treaty arrived in the Senate in July, Democrats mostly supported the treaty, but Republicans were divided.

According to the passage, the Treaty of Versailles was rejected by the Senate because it

(A)wasn't negotiated in a timely manner

(B)fell short of the required two-thirds majority vote
(C)was inferior to the League of Nations
(D)wasn't supported by the Democrats


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Okay Reading shmoop er's Here we go Five five or

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then done with this section and let's get right down

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to the question here According to fastens the treaty of

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versailles was rejected by the senate because it did what

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Well for the first time in nineteen nineteen the senate

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rejected a peace treaty by a vote of thirty nine

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fifty five far short of the required two thirds majority

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in the senate denied consent to the treaty of versailles

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democratic president woodrow wilson woody wou of princeton fame had

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personally negotiated the treaty following world war promoting his vision

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for a system of collective security and forced by a

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league of nations from three Tea arrived in the senate

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in july Democrats mostly supported the treaty but republicans were

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divided The drama well let's think about it according to

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passage was rejected Why Well it says right there fell

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short of the required two thirds majority vote Think about

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it The text makes it clear that the treaty was

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rejected because not enough people voted for it Shocking This

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is frustrating at any level Even when our siblings out

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vote us for a dinner choice again like chinese food

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So that's it The answer is b fell short in

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the loser bowl Well the text doesn't reference a timetable

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So get a out of there in the treaty of

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versailles promoted the league of nations so the two weren't

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exclusive for to see in the last sentence makes it

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clear that the democrats were mostly in favor of the

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treaty as well For democrat Yeah they were in favor

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All right so the right answers be fell short of

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the required two thirds majority vote and we vote that 00:01:25.804 --> [endTime] this video is done

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