USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -During World War I, U.S. President Woodrow Wilson promoted the concept of “self-determination, ” meaning that a nation-a group of people with similar political ambitions-can seek to create its own independent government or state.

Detailed explanation-2: -However, Wilson’s capstone point calling for a world organization that would provide some system of collective security was incorporated into the Treaty of Versailles.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Fourteen Points were a proposal made by U.S. President Woodrow Wilson in a speech before Congress on January 8, 1918, outlining his vision for ending World War I in a way that would prevent such a conflagration from occurring again.

Detailed explanation-4: -Self-determination was point 10 of Wilson’s Fourteen Points. Wilson wanted to re-draw the frontiers of eastern Europe so that races ruled themselves. In some ways, self-determination was achieved. The Treaty of Versailles created Poland by taking West Prussia from Germany.