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On 10 July 1919, two days after his return to the United States from Versailles, President Wilson presented the treaty to the Senate for ratification. There was considerable opposition, especially to the League of Nations, America’s participation in which would inevitably bring to an end the traditional policy of isolation. National self-determination was also an issue among some hyphenated Americans. The Irish objected to Wilson’s neglect of their homeland’s demands against Britain, and the Italians were angry at his handling of the Fiume issue.
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© 1994 Derek Heater
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Heater, D. (1994). Judgements on the Peace Settlement and Wilson. In: National Self-Determination. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-23600-8_6
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