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Who came up with the idea for the League of Nations?
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President Woodrow Wilson
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What were the mandates?
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Former colonies taken over by the League of Nations
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To what countries were the mandates assigned?
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Britain and France
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Who was head of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee?
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Henry Cabot Lodge
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Who were the Reservationists?
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The Reservationists were a group lead by Henry Cabot Lodge that were in opposition to Wilson's League of Nations.
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Which opposing group wanted a League of Nations, but not the exact one that President Wilson wanted?
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The Reservationists
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Which opposing group wanted no Leage of Nations at any point in any form?
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The Irreconcilables
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Who Lead the Battalion of Death and what was its formal name?
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William Borah lead the Battalion of Death and its formal name was the Irreconcilables.
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What portion of the League of Nations were the Reservationists against?
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The Reservationists were against Article X.
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What was article X?
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Article X lined out that any member of the League of Nations must come to the aid of any other member who has been attacked by an aggressor.
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Why was article X unconstituional?
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Article X would bring all other nations into a war even though they didn't have a choice. In the United States only Congress can declare war.
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What were "modifications" to the Treaty of Versailles and what was the result of these?
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The Reservationists came up with 14 reservations to the Treaty of Versailles. Wilson still voted "no" and the Treaty was never ratified.
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