When President Woodrow Wilson presented the Treaty of Versailles to the Senate,
A. most so-called "irreconcilable" senators favored it in principle.
B. the American public clearly supported its ratification.
C. he refused to appeal to the public, believing the treaty should stand on its merits alone.
D. he found a close ally in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman, Henry Cabot Lodge.
E. he was willing to compromise on the language of the treaty but not its major points.
Answer: B
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