On April 6th, 1917, America entered World War I. Before this date America had tried to stay out of the war and was an important supplier to most of the Allies. The final straw that made Woodrow Wilson ask Congress to declare war against Germany was when American ships were being targeted by unrestricted warfare, or U-boats, introduced into the war by the Germans. A couple of days later America joined World War I on the side of the Allies. America's primary purpose for participation in the war was as Wilson stated, to “make the world safe for democracy”. Wilson wanted all the nations to just live in peace. He wanted everything to be fair, safe, and most important, he wanted the world to be war fare. To outline these beliefs, he created the 14
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To outline his main goals for America in World War I he put together fourteen points, called Wilson’s “Fourteen Points”, for achieving peace. His proposal called for the Allied nations to put aside any of their differences and set unselfish peace terms that would work in everyone's favor. These terms included the reduction of weapons, freedom of the seas in peace and in war, and the removal of all economic barriers. ALong with that he demanded that Germany should not be punished and completely blamed for everything that happened in the war. Wilson also called for an association of nations, later called the League of Nations, to guarantee independence and protect territory lines. The purpose in Wilson’s speech was to present an empirical alternative to the “traditional notion of an international balance of power preserved by alliances among nations”(Wilson Outlines the Fourteen Points). At the end of Wilson’s speech he promised that America would continue fighting in the war until it was over, but for nothing more than to prevail and stable peace. He stated the United States did not want to fight Germany because it had something against Germany or because they want more power. it did not want to injure Germany or dull its influence in the world. It just wanted to make Germany become part of a new world where peace is accepted by …show more content…
Wilson had some trouble convincing the other nation’s leaders that his points were for the best. He eventually let the French Prime Minister change some of his plans so everyone could come to an agreement. France and Britain tried to satisfy Wilson by going along with his plans to start a League of Nations, but because some of the articles did not agree with the United States constitution, America never joined the League of Nations or ratified the Treaty of Versailles. Since Woodrow Wilson helped create the League of Nations and Treaty of Versailles to make his overall dream of peace around the world, his dream of making the world safe for a democracy never came true. In fact, about twenty years later another World War would begin. In the end, most of America’s goals were included in the post war settlement, but America itself chose to not participate in either the Treaty of Versailles or the League of
To outline his main goals for America in World War I he put together fourteen points, called Wilson’s “Fourteen Points”, for achieving peace. His proposal called for the Allied nations to put aside any of their differences and set unselfish peace terms that would work in everyone's favor. These terms included the reduction of weapons, freedom of the seas in peace and in war, and the removal of all economic barriers. ALong with that he demanded that Germany should not be punished and completely blamed for everything that happened in the war. Wilson also called for an association of nations, later called the League of Nations, to guarantee independence and protect territory lines. The purpose in Wilson’s speech was to present an empirical alternative to the “traditional notion of an international balance of power preserved by alliances among nations”(Wilson Outlines the Fourteen Points). At the end of Wilson’s speech he promised that America would continue fighting in the war until it was over, but for nothing more than to prevail and stable peace. He stated the United States did not want to fight Germany because it had something against Germany or because they want more power. it did not want to injure Germany or dull its influence in the world. It just wanted to make Germany become part of a new world where peace is accepted by …show more content…
Wilson had some trouble convincing the other nation’s leaders that his points were for the best. He eventually let the French Prime Minister change some of his plans so everyone could come to an agreement. France and Britain tried to satisfy Wilson by going along with his plans to start a League of Nations, but because some of the articles did not agree with the United States constitution, America never joined the League of Nations or ratified the Treaty of Versailles. Since Woodrow Wilson helped create the League of Nations and Treaty of Versailles to make his overall dream of peace around the world, his dream of making the world safe for a democracy never came true. In fact, about twenty years later another World War would begin. In the end, most of America’s goals were included in the post war settlement, but America itself chose to not participate in either the Treaty of Versailles or the League of