USA HISTORY

AMERICAN IMPERIALISM 1890 1919

THE UNITED STATES IN WORLD WAR I

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Woodrow Wilson’s political agenda following World War I was based on
A
the desire for a global and lasting peace.
B
his attempt to be re-elected after World War I.
C
American economic investments in western Europe.
D
the fear of communism and its spread to democratic countries.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -On January 8, 1918, in a speech to Congress, Wilson outlined a plan for “long-lasting peace in Europe.” This speech became the foundation for Wilson’s Fourteen Points. Wilson believed that in order to bring peace to Europe, the powers of Europe needed to address and accept strategies that would foster world peace.

Detailed explanation-2: -Wilson also made proposals that would ensure world peace in the future. For example, he proposed the removal of economic barriers between nations, the promise of “self-determination” for oppressed minorities, and a world organization that would provide a system of collective security for all nations.

Detailed explanation-3: -Wilson went before Congress in January 1918, to enunciate American war aims–the Fourteen Points, the last of which would establish “A general association of nations…affording mutual guarantees of political independence and territorial integrity to great and small states alike.”

Detailed explanation-4: -Woodrow Wilson claimed his place within the Progressive movement with his economic reform package, “the New Freedom.” This agenda, which passed congress at the end of 1913, included tariff, banking, and labor reforms and introduced the income tax.

Detailed explanation-5: -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.

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