WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -He wanted to end war by making a fair peace. In 1918, Wilson published ‘Fourteen Points’ saying what he wanted. He said that he wanted disarmament, and a League of Nations (where countries could talk out their problems, without war). He also promised self-determination for the peoples of Eastern Europe.

Detailed explanation-2: -On his December 1918 trip to Europe, Woodrow Wilson gave speeches that “reaffirmed that the making of peace and the creation of a League of Nations must be accomplished as one single objective".

Detailed explanation-3: -The League of Nations was established at the end of World War I as an international peacekeeping organization. Although US President Woodrow Wilson was an enthusiastic proponent of the League, the United States did not officially join the League of Nations due to opposition from isolationists in Congress.

Detailed explanation-4: -Most important for Wilson, the League would guarantee the territorial integrity and political independence of member states, authorize the League to take “any action…to safeguard the peace, ” establish procedures for arbitration, and create the mechanisms for economic and military sanctions.

Detailed explanation-5: -NB: The big three did not get everything they wanted because they allowed other people to make the decisions. Finally, the negotiations were always going to be a compromise, that is what happens when two or more people try to come up with a decision.