<span>Constantinople is it spelled right???</span>
The sun-centred model of the universe as proposed by Copernicus was not immediately accepted because it challenged the religious dogma that had held sway in the middle ages because this dogma required the earth to be at the center and man the creation of god as a unique event only on the earth so if helio centrism was to take hold it would relegate man and the earth to a lesser important aspect of the universe.
They died from cold,starvation and diseases such as influenza.
The correct answer is the US senate, and president Wilson pushed in favour of the two. A possible reason for senate's rejection was a conflict with the president. Another possible reason was that the senators feared this would threaten the independence of the US.
