Tanner Weatherbee
Professor Dr. Babb
APUSH/AP Language
26 January 2015
Brilliant Compelling Title :) Following the assassination of Austria’s Archduke Francis Ferdinand in the warm summer of 1914, the major powers of Europe―split into two rivaling alliances―mobilized their armed forces and plunged Europe into World War I. By the end of 1917, more than a million French troops had been lost. France’s British, Russian, and Italian allies, along with the Ottoman, German, and Austro-Hungarian enemies, had suffered similar losses. However, even after these three grueling years of political and military combat, any of these participants had yet to declare their purpose or goals in mind that pushed them to all-out war. This secrecy and determination …show more content…
He presented this in hopes of inspiring not only the congressional government and the allies, but also the enemies in the opposing trenches. Wilson’s Fourteen Points gave him acclaim around the globe, influencing people from all walks of life to sympathize with his ideas. This speech would prove to be a catalyst for peace discussions and the forming of the constitution of the League of Nations. Wilson brought together both warring coalitions to attempt and adopt a treaty, the Treaty of Versailles, attracting them with points directed toward both parties. The Fourteen Points speech is still relevant today, in the continuation of the United Nations, a variation of sorts to the League of Nations. It could also be used in modern culture to evaluate then-America’s policies in Europe against the present-day policies in the Middle …show more content…
Not to belittle the huge impact that every point from six to thirteen have, they are only similar in their geographical attributes. Every point contained something different, from the evacuation of Belgium and Russia to the land France ceded to Germany in the Franco-Prussian War, these land agreements had large implications for both sides of the battle, benefiting all parties in one way or another. In fact, many European nations existing today were mentioned in Wilson’s tenth through thirteenth points, declaring that popular sovereignty was likely the best option for the different situations and peoples living under rule from others and with occupied.
As most great speakers do, Wilson saved perhaps his most intriguing point for last; the forming of the League of Nations. Wilson became a leading advocate for a league of nations in 1916 and believed that it was critical to maintaining world peace. The league would prevent special interests from overriding the common interests of the world, punish aggressors, and provide a forum for the peaceful settlement of international disputes. The real purpose of the League of Nations was to dilute national sovereignty and replace it with a global
Professor Dr. Babb
APUSH/AP Language
26 January 2015
Brilliant Compelling Title :) Following the assassination of Austria’s Archduke Francis Ferdinand in the warm summer of 1914, the major powers of Europe―split into two rivaling alliances―mobilized their armed forces and plunged Europe into World War I. By the end of 1917, more than a million French troops had been lost. France’s British, Russian, and Italian allies, along with the Ottoman, German, and Austro-Hungarian enemies, had suffered similar losses. However, even after these three grueling years of political and military combat, any of these participants had yet to declare their purpose or goals in mind that pushed them to all-out war. This secrecy and determination …show more content…
He presented this in hopes of inspiring not only the congressional government and the allies, but also the enemies in the opposing trenches. Wilson’s Fourteen Points gave him acclaim around the globe, influencing people from all walks of life to sympathize with his ideas. This speech would prove to be a catalyst for peace discussions and the forming of the constitution of the League of Nations. Wilson brought together both warring coalitions to attempt and adopt a treaty, the Treaty of Versailles, attracting them with points directed toward both parties. The Fourteen Points speech is still relevant today, in the continuation of the United Nations, a variation of sorts to the League of Nations. It could also be used in modern culture to evaluate then-America’s policies in Europe against the present-day policies in the Middle …show more content…
Not to belittle the huge impact that every point from six to thirteen have, they are only similar in their geographical attributes. Every point contained something different, from the evacuation of Belgium and Russia to the land France ceded to Germany in the Franco-Prussian War, these land agreements had large implications for both sides of the battle, benefiting all parties in one way or another. In fact, many European nations existing today were mentioned in Wilson’s tenth through thirteenth points, declaring that popular sovereignty was likely the best option for the different situations and peoples living under rule from others and with occupied.
As most great speakers do, Wilson saved perhaps his most intriguing point for last; the forming of the League of Nations. Wilson became a leading advocate for a league of nations in 1916 and believed that it was critical to maintaining world peace. The league would prevent special interests from overriding the common interests of the world, punish aggressors, and provide a forum for the peaceful settlement of international disputes. The real purpose of the League of Nations was to dilute national sovereignty and replace it with a global