why do you think President Wilson didn't want to punish Germany too harshly after the War? World war 1

He insisted to sign treaty with Germany because he believed the war was his fault. He didn't want to impact the trade and communism negatively.

Explanation:

Explanation:

Germany was accused of starting the war and civilians from the countries forming the Allies piled pressure on their representatives to have Germany punished for the war. The Allies felt strongly that Germany was responsible for the damage caused by the war and should be held accountable by paying reparations.

harding's opponent in the 1920 election was ohio governor and newspaperman james m. cox, who had won the democratic nomination in a 44-ballot convention battle. harding rejected the progressive ideology of the wilson administration in favor of the laissez-faire approach of the mckinley administration.