Transcribed excerpts from president woodrow wilsons 14 points. Highresolution pdfs of president woodrow wilsons 14. An excerpt from a pamphlet featuring president woodrow wilsons. Woodrow wilsons 14 points, 1918 the society for historians of. He also advised against punishing germany with overly harsh measures. It will be our wish and purpose that the processes of peace, when they are. In this speech he outlined fourteen elements he felt were integral for a. Get a linebyline breakdown of this section of the text to be sure youre picking up what fourteen points is putting down. Woodrow wilson attempted to build a more peaceful world after the horrors of world war i. The fourteen points speech of president woodrow wilson was an address delivered before a joint meeting of congress on january 8, 1918, during which wilson outlined his vision for a. It will be our wish and purpose that the processes of peace, when they are begun, shall be absolutely open and that they shall involve and permit henceforth no secret understandings of any kind. He proposed that european nations, including belgium and france, be restored to their former condition. It will be our wish and purpose that the processes of peace, when they are begun, shall be absolutely open and that. Originally called armistice day, it marked the ending of world war i in 1918.
In this january 8, 1918, address to congress, president woodrow wilson proposed a 14point program for world peace. Americas historical documents selected online documents from the national. The removal, so far as possible, of all economic barriers and the establishment of an. The fourteen points of woodrow wilsons plan for peace. On january 8, 1918, president woodrow wilson went before congress to explain his war aims. The fourteen points were a set of diplomatic principles developed by the administration of president woodrow wilson during world war i.
Woodrow wilson s fourteen points january 8, 1918 gentlemen of the congress. Absolute freedom of navigation upon the seas, outside territorial waters. Woodrow wilsons fourteen points the war that broke out in europe in august 1914 was worldwide in its scope and effect. President woodrow wilsons 14 points 1918 our documents. Includes images of original primary source documents, lesson plans, teacher and student competitions, and educational resources. Page 1 woodrow w ilson the fourteen points delivered 8 january 1918. The fourteen points was a statement of principles for peace that was to be used for peace negotiations in order to end world war i. Woodrow wilsons fourteen points january 8, 1918 gentlemen of the congress.
Woodrow wilsons fourteen points outlined his vision for a lasting peace and the creation of a world safe for democracy to flourish. It also marked the beginning of an ambitious foreign policy plan by u. Featuring 100 milestone documents of american history from the national archives. Transcribed excerpts from president woodrow wilsons. Woodrow wilson s fourteen points research paper 964.
But the united states did not enter world war i until april 6, 1917, after more than two and a half. Open covenants of peace, openly arrived at, after which there shall be no private international. One hundred years ago, as american soldiers joined the fight on the western front, president woodrow wilson declared the fourteen pointsa statement of. It contains 21 questions based on a tutorial video and the website. The principles were outlined in a january 8, 1918, speech on war aims and peace terms to the united states congress by president woodrow wilson. Oleg demidov, woodrow wilsons fourteen points in the information age. Rethinking woodrow wilsons 14 points washington post. Let us ponder, finally, the selfdeclared islamic state, which meets none of these wilsonian conditions.
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