27. Read the following excerpt and answer the question below.
As World War I drew to a close, he [Senator William E. Borah] emerged as the leader and spokesman of
the "irreconcilables"-the group of predominantly Republican senators whose unbending opposition to
American participation in the League of Nations helped insure the defeat of the Treaty of Versailles in
1919 and 1920.
-Source: United States Senate
Which statement best describes the primary reason this group opposed membership in the League of
Nations?
2
It would involve the United States in foreign wars.
77
It would encourage immigration to the United States.
2
It would require the United States to pay war debts for allies.
2
It would allow the spread of communism in the United States.