Before Wilson could join the League he needed the spport of his congress, however, in the USA, people weren't as positive at the prospect of the League. This was for four reasons:
1. One of the League's aims was to enforce the Treaty of Versailles however many Americans hated the treaty, particular as some had German ancestors.
2. Some thought the League meant sending out more soldiers which would mean more deaths and injuries which no one wanted after World War I
3. If sanctions were imposed, this might mean less trade for the USA, meaning the suffering of business.
4. Some thought they would be called to protect Britain and France when most Americans were anit-empires.
Wilson's competitors saw his want for the League as a way to defeat him which came true when in 1919 congress voted and he was defeated.
So when the League started in 1920, the USA were not there.
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