Question

In his speech, Wilson makes the following statement: “All the peoples of the world are in effect partners in this interest, and for our own part we see very clearly that unless justice be done to others it will not be done to us... The program of the world's peace, therefore, is our program…” How does this quotation and Wilson’s speech reveal a changing US position concerning involvement in foreign affairs during and after World War

Answer 1

With this quote, taken from the Wilson's 14 Points Address, Wilson states that the US can not keep its isolationist policy regarding international affairs any longer, and that it should and had the moral duty to get involved in the war and fight for what the Allied Powers considered was fair. The American President holds that the war and the program of world peace is also US concern, because if justice is not done to others, it would not either be done to the US eventually. In other words, if the US did not get involved and tried to help bring peace to the nations involved in the war, Americans would also be affected by the war.