Transcribed excerpts from president woodrow wilsons 14 points. 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. On january 8, 1918, president woodrow wilson went before congress to explain his war aims.
He proposed that european nations, including belgium and france, be restored to their former condition. 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. Page 1 woodrow w ilson the fourteen points delivered 8 january 1918. Woodrow wilson attempted to build a more peaceful world after the horrors of world war i. President woodrow wilsons 14 points 1918 our documents. President woodrow wilsons 14 points todays document from the. Oleg demidov, woodrow wilsons fourteen points in the information age. Woodrow wilson s 14 points webquest and video analysis with key this is a 10 page document that contains a webquest and a completed teachers key for easy marking. He also advised against punishing germany with overly harsh measures.
In this january 8, 1918, address to congress, president woodrow wilson proposed a 14point program for world peace. Woodrow wilson s fourteen points research paper 964. The fourteen points were a set of diplomatic principles developed by the administration of president woodrow wilson during world war i. As world war i drew to a close, woodrow wilson issued these fourteen points as a roadmap for a just and permanent peace.
Woodrow wilsons fourteen points outlined his vision for a lasting peace and the creation of a world safe for democracy to flourish. It contains 21 questions based on a tutorial video and the website. An excerpt from a pamphlet featuring president woodrow wilsons. The fourteen points of woodrow wilsons plan for peace. Known as the fourteen points, the planwhich ultimately failedembodied many elements of what we today call globalization. It also marked the beginning of an ambitious foreign policy plan by u. Woodrow wilsons fourteen points the war that broke out in europe in august 1914 was worldwide in its scope and effect. Rethinking woodrow wilsons 14 points washington post. One hundred years ago, as american soldiers joined the fight on the western front, president woodrow wilson declared the fourteen pointsa statement of.
Let us ponder, finally, the selfdeclared islamic state, which meets none of these wilsonian conditions. It will be our wish and purpose that the processes of peace, when they are begun, shall be absolutely open and that. It will be our wish and purpose that the processes of peace, when they are. Woodrow wilsons 14 points, 1918 the society for historians of. Featuring 100 milestone documents of american history from the national archives. Absolute freedom of navigation upon the seas, outside territorial waters. The removal, so far as possible, of all economic barriers and the establishment of an.
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. Transcribed excerpts from president woodrow wilsons. Woodrow wilson s fourteen points january 8, 1918 gentlemen of the congress. Includes images of original primary source documents, lesson plans, teacher and student competitions, and educational resources. Originally called armistice day, it marked the ending of world war i in 1918. Americas historical documents selected online documents from the national.
Open covenants of peace, openly arrived at, after which there shall be no private international. These were intended as a statement of american war aims as well as to provide a path to peace. Get a linebyline breakdown of this section of the text to be sure youre picking up what fourteen points is putting down. 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. In this speech he outlined fourteen elements he felt were integral for a. Highresolution pdfs of president woodrow wilsons 14.
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