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The League of Nations was an idea that Woodrow Wilson liked and he wanted the United States to join it. He just had to find a way to do just that, and he did by making a treaty with the other for nations that he wanted to combine with. The nations that he would join with would be the nations that are a really big influence to the world, such as Italy, France, and Britain. When adding in the United States these countries were known as the Big Four The most logical reason that the League of Nations failed was that the American people and Congress didn't approve of the Nations too much. In Congress there was a man named Henry Cabot Lodge who was the leader of the people who opposed the Nations. During a session to see if the Treaty of Versailles would pass or not, he read the Treaty all the way through. That took a long time and he lengthened discussions. Also, he wanted to add his own fourteen points, which were called the fourteen "reservations" to the treaty because Wilson had previously made fourteen points before this all happened. Lodge wanted to give Wilson a taste of his own medicine. While this was happening Wilson was away taking a tour of the countries, so he was not there to really counter react what Lodge was saying. Another factor in the failure was that the American people liked the idea of isolationism. They didn't want to get involved with other countries unless it was absolutely necessary. Being a part of the League of Nations meant that they would have to rely with other people.

This all would have lead to the demise of the League of Nations because the American people didn't support it. In the end Wilson had to have his part vote against his treaty or else Lodge's additions to the treaty would become part of it, and he didn't want that.