Though wilson was able to convince european leaders of the value of the league of nations, to his great disappointment, the plan caused great dissension in congress. massachusetts senator henry cabot lodge stated, "i have loved but one flag and i cannot share that devotion and give affection to the mongrel banner invented for a league." in the end, the united
a) failed to join the league of nations.
b) agreed to join but only after germany did not.
c) ratified the treaty of versailles.

world war i began in 1914, after the assassination of archduke franz ferdinand, and lasted until 1918. during the conflict, germany, austria-hungary, bulgaria and the ottoman empire (the central powers) fought against great britain, france, russia, italy, romania, japan and the united states (the allied powers). to new military technologies and the horrors of trench warfare, world war i saw unprecedented levels of carnage and destruction. by the time the war was over and the allied powers claimed victory, more than 16 million people—soldiers and civilians alike—were dead.

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answer: an oligarchy is a political system in which the government is run by a group of noble families, or the elite wealthy members of a society. a present day oligarchic government is iran.

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