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The US Rejects A Peace Treaty (1919) w/ Christopher McKnight Nichols

The US Rejects A Peace Treaty (1919) w/ Christopher McKnight Nichols

Why the US rejected the Treaty of Versailles

This Day (An America 250 History Show)

November 19, 202021m 12s

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Show Notes

It’s November 19th. On this day in 1919, the US Senate rejected the ratification of the Treaty of Versailles.

Jody and Niki are joined by Christopher McKnight Nichols of the University of Oregon to discuss why the US rejected the peace treaty and what it says about how the country saw its role in the world in the wake of World War I.

Christopher’s book is Promise and Peril: America at the Dawn of a Global Age

Find a transcript of this episode at: https://tinyurl.com/esoterichistory

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