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Wilson’s Fourteen Points
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Wilson’s Fourteen Points
Nine (9) months after the United States entered World War I, President
Woodrow Wilson delivered to Congress a statement of war aims. This
statement became known as the "Fourteen Points." In the speech, President
Wilson set forth fourteen (14) proposals for reducing the risk of war in the
future. Read the speech on page 699 to answer the questions below.
Nine (9) months after the United States entered World War I, President
Woodrow Wilson delivered to Congress a statement of war aims. This
statement became known as the "Fourteen Points." In the speech, President
Wilson set forth fourteen (14) proposals for reducing the risk of war in the
future. Read the speech on page 699 to answer the questions below.
1. Who is the “our” and “us” President Wilson refers to in the opening
paragraph?
1. Who is the “our” and “us” President Wilson refers to in the opening
paragraph?
2. Which MAIN cause of the Great War does point 1 address?
2. Which MAIN cause of the Great War does point 1 address?
3. How might “agreements arrived at in public” prevent another world war? 3. How might “agreements arrived at in public” prevent another world war?
4. What specific technology led to point 2?
4. What specific technology led to point 2?
5. Which MAIN cause of the Great War does point 3 address?
5. Which MAIN cause of the Great War does point 3 address?
6. Which MAIN cause of the Great War does point 4 address?
6. Which MAIN cause of the Great War does point 4 address?
7. Which two (2) MAIN causes of the Great War does point 5 address?
7. Which two (2) MAIN causes of the Great War does point 5 address?
8. According to point 14 what two (2) things must nations join together to
guarantee for both great and small states?
8. According to point 14 what two (2) things must nations join together to
guarantee for both great and small states?