AMERICAN IMPERIALISM 1890 1919
THE UNITED STATES IN WORLD WAR I
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Persuade congress to enter World War I
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Set goals for achieving peace after WWI
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Provide aid for rebuilding war torn countries
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Punish Germany for sinking the Lusitania
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Detailed explanation-1: -Note:Fourteen Points were outlined by President Woodrow Wilson in 1918 after World War-I. The purpose of the Fourteen points was to outline strategy to end the war, to set goals the United States wanted to achieve by fighting in the war and to prepare the way to maintain peace after the war.
Detailed explanation-2: -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.
Detailed explanation-3: -Woodrow Wilson’s Message The 14 points included proposals to ensure world peace in the future: open agreements, arms reductions, freedom of the seas, free trade, and self-determination for oppressed minorities.