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The 14 Points
- Originally for the American people to justify war
- Mow presented at the Paris Peace Conference
- The most important were:
- Outlawing alliances
- Freedom of the seas
- Free trade
- disarmament
- Return of Russian territory held by Germany
- Alsace- Lorraine returned to France
- Formation of the League of Nations (Collective Security)
- Self Determination
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The 14 Points were submitted by Woodrow Wilson which was intended to spread peace and to unite all nations.
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“Neutrality is a negative word. It does not express what America ought to feel. We are not trying to keep out of trouble; we are trying to preserve the foundations on which peace may be rebuilt” - Woodrow Wilson
Subjunctive Question
if the 14 points went as planned, would they have worked to keep world peace?