USA HISTORY

AMERICAN IMPERIALISM(1890 1919)

TREATY OF VERSAILLES

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Why did President Wilson make sacrifices on 13 of his Fourteen Points?

(A) He wanted to guarantee the League of Nations would be included in the Treaty of Versailles.

(B) ** He had a stroke and could not encourage the inclusion of all Fourteen Points.

(C) He thought that the first 13 points were no longer needed.

(D) He changed his mind and believed Germany should be punished.

EXPLANATIONS BELOW

Concept note-1: -Wilson’s 14 Points were designed to undermine the Central Powers’ will to continue, and to inspire the Allies to victory. The 14 Points were broadcast throughout the world and were showered from rockets and shells behind the enemy’s lines.

Concept note-2: -In 1918, President Woodrow Wilson outlined his “Fourteen Points” as a roadmap for post-World War I peace. Among his key proposals were open diplomacy, freedom of the seas, arms reduction, self-determination for ethnic groups, and the creation of a League of Nations to help prevent future conflicts.

Concept note-3: -Answer and Explanation: President Wilson’s Fourteen Points were not incorporated into the Treaty of Versailles because the United States Congress refused to ratify the treaty. For the Fourteen Points to truly come to fruition, European nations needed the United States’ involvement.