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Aug 1, 2024 · The Fourteen Points were a proposal made by U.S. President Woodrow Wilson in a speech before Congress on January 8, 1918, outlining his vision for ending World War I in a way that would prevent such a conflagration from occurring again.
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- While half of the Fourteen Points addressed specific territorial issues between the combatant countries, the remainder were a vision for peace. The...
- In October 1918 Germany requested an armistice based on the Fourteen Points. Though the Armistice and Treaty of Versailles did not adhere to the id...
- In negotiating the Treaty of Versailles, the representatives of Britain, France, and Italy wanted to strengthen their own positions and felt it nec...
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U.S. President Woodrow Wilson. The Fourteen Points was a statement of principles for peace that was to be used for peace negotiations in order to end World War I. The principles were outlined in a January 8, 1918 speech on war aims and peace terms to the United States Congress by President Woodrow Wilson.
The Fourteen Points. Woodrow Wilson and the U.S. Rejection of the Treaty of Versailles. In his war address to Congress on April 2, 1917, President Woodrow Wilson spoke of the need for the United States to enter the war in part to “make the world safe for democracy.”.
Feb 8, 2022 · In this January 8, 1918, address to Congress, President Woodrow Wilson proposed a 14-point program for world peace. These points were later taken as the basis for peace negotiations at the end of World War I.
Nov 14, 2023 · In a speech before Congress on January 8, 1918, Wilson laid out his “14 Points,” an ambitious blueprint for ending World War I that emphasized “national self-determination” for both small ...
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In this address to Congress, President Wilson lists his "Fourteen Points" for a just and lasting peace. His objectives include the self-determination of nations, free trade, disarmament, a pact to end secret treaties, and a league of nations to realize collective security.
On 8 January 1918, US President Woodrow Wilson gave a speech to Congress calling for an end to World War One and outlining his proposals for a postwar peace settlement. His 14 principles for America’s long-term war aims and peace terms became famously known as ‘the 14 points’.
