<span>Rather than allow senators to
accompany him to Paris for treaty negotiations following World War I,
President Wilson insisted upon having exclusive control over the terms
of the treaty. Congress was dissatisfied, however, particularly with an
article that would require members of the League to defend one another
in the event that one was attacked. Lodge and Wilson had been engaged in
a power struggle brought about as the result of each thinking himself
intellectually and professionally superior to the other. Since Senator
Lodge was both the Senate Majority Leader and the Chairman of the
Foreign Relations Committee, Wilson needed his support in order for the
treaty to be passed. Instead of seeking support, however, Wilson spoke
negatively of Lodge. This angered supporters of Lodge. As a result, by
the time the treaty reached the floor of the Senate for a vote, 14
reservations had been attached to it. The rejection of the Treaty of
Versailles and the League of Nations was the first time the U.S.
Congress rejected a treaty.</span>
The answer is D.Britannia. Hope this helps.
surplus: surfeit
Irrigation: inundation
division of labor: mass production( I'm not super sure about this)
fertile crescent: Middle East
silt:clog
Dictatorships! or military controlled governments.
