Question

4.2.5 quiz: the end of war
instead of trying to reduce the burden of taxation, the republican senate has spent its full time trying to defeat the plan for a ___, which if organized will cut down and limit military armament among all the great powers, and will make war almost if not impossible. if the senate destroys the ___, then the united states must begin at once to arm on a greater scale than any other nation in the world.
-former u.s. treasury secretary william g. mcadoo, 1920
which term completes the excerpt?
a. bolshevik revolution
b. mandate system
c. union of soviet socialist republics
d. league of nations

Explanation:

The League of Nations aimed to reduce military armaments and prevent war. The text describes an organization with such goals, which matches the League of Nations. The other options (Bolshevik Revolution, Mandate system, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) do not align with the described peace - promoting and disarmament - focused organization.

Answer:

D. League of Nations