- What is George Kennan's assessment of what the principles of the League of Nations was built on and why those principles were impossible to adhere to at that time in history?
- Explain Arthur Link's assessment that it is not important to just list Wilson's failures in Paris, but to understand the reasons behind those failures.
- What is your opinion of Arthur Link's assessment that Americans were just not ready for world leadership after World War I?
- Assess Wilson's actions towards the Congressional debate (as discussed in Thomas Bailey's piece) regarding the ratification of the Treaty of Versailles (and joining the League of Nations) - was he right to take the positions he did or was he too stubborn?
- Explain how Bailey views how international countries may have felt about the Lodge reservations and how they actually responded to the American rejection of the Treaty of Versailles.
Tuesday: Test on 1898-1920; there will be an open response question
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