The main reason for the fourteen points was to prevent future wars. Wilson set specific goals that he wanted to achieve throughout the war. The fourteen points are a list of moral guidelines that were developed by Woodrow Wilson as a response to the various causes of WW1. He declared these guidelines to the world and a message to congress. The fourteen points were used as a base for negotiation when the leaders of the country met to develop peace treaties. In class, we discussed how the points were signed between the Allies and the Central Powers served as a foundation of truce. I believe Wilson’s program will not promote peace because his plans were idealistic none of the points would work the way he intended them to. The plans had good intensions, but impractical ideas.
The first point from the fourteen points was that there was no more secret agreement between countries. As we discussed in class, all agreements should be made public to see if the treaties are a threat to them. If countries are doing …show more content…
Another major point was that the settlement between the victorious Allies and the Axis needed to be fair. Wilson felt that unfair land and heavy damages would just lead to anger and hatred bringing about future wars. As I learned in class, in less than thirty years, history proved him right with World War II coming, unfortunately. Wilson's plan also called for the formation of a "general association of nations" that would settle arguments and protect the nations of the world from unfair violence. The most important plan of Wilson's was the League of Nations. As stated in the text book, Wilson hoped the league would “end all wars” however, he had marked limit and he opposed severe realities. Like we discussed in class he could not get his own government to accept the plan and the United States did not join the League of
The first point from the fourteen points was that there was no more secret agreement between countries. As we discussed in class, all agreements should be made public to see if the treaties are a threat to them. If countries are doing …show more content…
Another major point was that the settlement between the victorious Allies and the Axis needed to be fair. Wilson felt that unfair land and heavy damages would just lead to anger and hatred bringing about future wars. As I learned in class, in less than thirty years, history proved him right with World War II coming, unfortunately. Wilson's plan also called for the formation of a "general association of nations" that would settle arguments and protect the nations of the world from unfair violence. The most important plan of Wilson's was the League of Nations. As stated in the text book, Wilson hoped the league would “end all wars” however, he had marked limit and he opposed severe realities. Like we discussed in class he could not get his own government to accept the plan and the United States did not join the League of