WORLD WAR I
CAUSES AND COURSE OF THE WAR
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the US should dominate navigation
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there should be freedom of the seas
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the allies should have free access
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there should be a number of trade barriers
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Detailed explanation-1: -Absolute freedom of navigation upon the seas, outside territorial waters, alike in peace and in war, except as the seas may be closed in whole or in part by international action for the enforcement of international covenants.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Freedom of the Seas is an international legal concept regarding non-territorial waters. It allows for ships to navigate the open seas freely without any restrictions in movement from one port to another.
Detailed explanation-3: -Wilson believed these principles could be applied to foreign policy. 3. How would freedom of the seas benefit Europe? Freedom of the seas would make trade easier and boost European economies.
Detailed explanation-4: -The conceptual underpinnings for “freedom of the seas” lay in the 1908 Declaration of London and the international law it established for the conduct of naval warfare.