Fourteen Holy Helpers

venerated as a Christian martyr. His parents were Christians of Greek background. His father, named Gerontius, was a Roman army official from Cappadocia and his mother Polychronia was a Christian from Lydda in the province of Syria Palestine. George lost his father when he was 14 and lost his mother a few years later. He followed the usual career of young nobleman and joined the Roman army, where his ability and charm brought him quick promotion. The Emperor heard about him and as a result made him a tribune or an officer in the Royal Imperial Guard. One story says that he was a friend of Constantine (another officer), who later became the first Christian emperor. The legend says that St. George came with Constantine to Britain and visited some holy places as Glastonbury and Caerleon. On his return to Nicomedia, the capital of the Eastern Empire where Diocletian settled, he met the fiery storm of persecution. Diocletian gave orders for the issue of a formal edict against the Christians on February 23, in the year 303 A.D., being the feast of Termhlalia. The distribution of this edict which was published on the next day in the market place was as follows: "All churches should be leveled to the ground and all sacred books to be burned. All Christians who hold any honorable rank are not only to be degraded, but to be deprived of civil rights. Also, All Christians who are not officials are to be reduced to slavery". In great courage, the young man George, pushed his way through…

He pledged to keep America out of the war because were were not prepared to go against European nations, and his values were made clear with his Fourteen Points. They were principles for world peace, that was meant to be used for peace negotiations after World War I. They mainly advocated for human and democratic rights. Even though he promised to keep America out of the war, he was required to declare war on Germany in 1917. After terrible actions had been played out, such as the Louisiana…

President Woodrow Wilson made a declaration of war in April 1917. This declaration was reported worldwide under the pronouncement that it would make the world "safe for democracy", ultimately leading to the Fourteen Points, and the United States' vision for the post-war world. The Fourteen Points, and the promises within helped bring the Germans to "peace talks" post-war. Manela - Ch. 6 Ch. 10 - The Wilsonian Moment: This chapter discussed the impact of Woodrow Wilson, and perhaps his optimism…

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…

other European nations. President Woodrow Wilson, the president during this time period, wanted to hold off on joining the war for as long as possible. To no avail, the U.S. had to enter the war to try to subdue the hostile negotiations in Europe. The war had just ended when Wilson delivered The Fourteen Points speech, which was intended to propose world peace and the actions that had to be taken in order to achieve that peace. By dissecting the content of the Fourteen Points, the reader can…

differences and similarities from his second speech, “The Fourteen Points.” I honestly believe that there are more differences than similarities between the two. These differences can be interpreted to how President Wilson speaks of policies concerning the aftermath of the war, and how the role of the United States in the war affected how he spoke…

When Woodrow Wilson attended the Pairs Peace Conference, he had a ridiculously large amount of public support. Many Americans believed that Wilson’s fourteen points would make World War I the war to end all wars, but as a result was the reason for Germany to enter World War II. Wilson originally wanted all fourteen points apart of the Treaty of Versailles. Wilson initially had the intentions of a new world order, allowing freedom of international waters, freedom of international trade,…

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…

Wilson’s arrival in Europe was widely celebrated. He was greeted by the cheers of a war weary Europe that viewed the Americans as saviors. His Fourteen Points represented hope for a new future free from war, disenfranchisement of the weak, autocratic government, and the establishment of a new world “made safe for democracy”. The language and attitude of his idealism seems almost reminiscent of John Winthrop’s “shining city on a hill”. Alas, the Treaty of Versailles was starkly different from…

The Fourteen Points was an announcement of standards for world peace that was to be utilized for peace transactions as a part of request to end World War I. The standards were sketched out in a January 8, 1918 discourse on war points and peace terms to the United States Congress by President Woodrow Wilson. On that day Wilson gave what was to end up his most well-known discourse. Knowing as Fourteen Points Speech because it plot the fourteen components for which Wilson felt would be the…