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    and even friends abroad and at home. Prior to the political war he fought with conservatives over the United States’ involvement in the League of Nations, Wilson had his fair share of problems during the Great War and the signing of the Versailles peace treaty. Edward M. House, a man who Knock describes as Wilson’s “most trusted counselor”, had ambitions of his own, ambitions which could be realized at the expense of the President’s vision for a new international political playing field. House,…

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    they would never be attacked again. Woodrow Wilson He was President of America. He wanted to make peace by ending the war. He wanted to make the world safer and a better place for all the people. In 1918, Woodrow Wilson published the ‘Fourteen Points’ saying what he wanted. The 14 points is a statement of principles for ending the World War I. He said that he wanted disarmament and also wanted peace that countries could talk their problems with each other, without war. FOURTEEN POINTS The…

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    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.…

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    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 understand the implications and impact Wilson’s speech had on the audience. Wilson is addressing not only Americans in this speech, but also other countries. This is evident by the fact that the purpose of the Fourteen Points is to propose world peace. He uses a sophisticated yet simple word…

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    1920’s, numerous attempts at securing peace among nations influenced the many policies that were written in the hopes that the world would become united despite World War I, which ultimately destroyed the pre-war worlds confidence. Many of these attempts and creations of unity were carried down into policies that were written into a document called the Treaty of Versailles. This treaty was written based on 14 points that Woodrow Wilson deemed important to world peace and brought an end to WWI.…

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    was stronger than ever before in the wrangling soldiers, but will the slaughtering ever end? One man had to propose the conditions for peace and it was Thomas Woodrow Wilson, the 28th President of the United States, served from 1913 to 1921 and was the leader of the Progressive Movement. Wilson, joined with The Inquiry, made up a list of fourteen points of peace that he recommended to other countries which in due time lead to the end of World War I and the commencement of the League of Nations.…

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    before the peace talks took place in Paris, President Woodrow Wilson presented a plan on January 8th, 1918 for lasting peace to the United States…

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    Wilson later did as he entered the Great War to give opportunities to promote his goals. On April 2 , 1917 ,President Woodrow Wilson asked Congress to declare war on Germany, As he promised in his speech he wanted to, a new world that was based on “peace and justice” among the free and the people that are self-governing in the new world. However president Wilson before entering the great war he established that America was going to declare neutrality,which was vow to keep the united states out…

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    The differing goals of Georges Clemenceau, David Lloyd George and Woodrow Wilson was a catalyst the arising problems at the Paris Peace Conference. The conference was an international meeting convened on January 19, 1919 in Versailles which is located on the outskirts of Paris. The purpose of the meeting was to establish the terms of peace after World War One. France’s Prime Minister Clemenceau had one primary goal, which was to ensure that German never invaded France and to punish Germany…

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    wanted to focus on internal affairs like health care but had to address the war he inherited in Vietnam and could not fulfill both domestic or foreign policy successfully. Nixon ended the war in Vietnam, his slogan while running for presidency was “Peace with honor” and he succeeded at it through political negotiations. Most of Nixon’s foreign policy was to prioritize détente with China and the Soviet Union so it helped increase political slack. Johnson and Nixon had two different foreign policy…

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