Wilson's Fourteen Points Quiz

They were listed in a speech delivered by President Woodrow Wilson on January 8th 1918, explaining to Congress and the nation that WWI was being fought for a just cause. It also set the foundations for peace plans and was the basis for the German armistice.

International diplomacy will proceed without secrets.

Seas will be free to travel by all vessels unless to enforce international covenants.

<p>All economic barriers will be removed and countries consenting to the peace will trade under equal conditions.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>All weaponry in all countries will be reduced to a point to only maintain adequate national security.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>All colonial claims will be dealt with impartial judgement that takes into account the wishes of both the concerned populations and the governments exercising sovereignty over them.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>All nations, militarily and politically will evacuate Russia and leave it to develop on its own.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Belgium should be evacuated and left with the extent of sovereignty it enjoyed before the beginning of the war, lest international law be forever impaired.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>All French territory should be liberated and restored to France, and the wrongdoing by Prussia in Alsace-Lorraine in 1871 should be reversed.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The borders of Italy will be re-aligned along clearly recognizable lines of nationality.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The people of Austria-Hungary should be allowed to have autonomous development.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Balkan states should have self determination and guaranteed peace.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Turkish people should be ruled by the Turkish government exclusively.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A secure, independent Polish state should be created that has access to the sea and is protected by international covenants.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An association of nations should be created to preserve the independence of states.</p> Signup and view all the answers