Question

What were the strengths and weaknesses of wilson's vision for postwar world?

Answer 1

Wilson's hope for a post World War I society had both strengths and weaknesses. One of the biggest strengths included a plan for the breaking down of trade barriers between different countries. Wilson hoped that countries would remove barriers (like tariffs or embargoes) so that countries all over the world could trade goods and reap the benefits. Another strength of his post World War I plan was to grant sovereignty to nations like Austria-Hungary.

His plan came with weaknesses however. One of the ones that initially was seen as a strength but ended up as a weaknesses was the creation of the League of Nations. This was supposed to be an international peace keeping body. However, there was no way to enforce international peace, as countries were not necessarily forced to provide military assistance when asked by the League. Another weakness of his plan was to try to reduce the amount of military weapons/armaments for each country. This would rely on countries to voluntarily give up resources, which ended up being a wildly unpopular idea.