Question

The purpose of Woodrow Wilson's "Fourteen Points" was to A) state the U.S.'s peacetime goals after World War I. B) encourage Italy to join the Allied Powers. C) explain why the U.S. Did not enter World War I in 1914. D) justify the division of Germany into fourteen occupation zones.

Answer 1

Answer:

Option A, state the U.S.'s peacetime goals after World War I, is the right answer.

Explanation:

The Fourteen Points was a statement for peace by Woodrow Wilson, the then president of the United States, to put an end to the First World War. The Fourteen Points contain the diplomatic points prepared by Wilson and territorial points prepared by Walter Lippmann (Inquiry's general secretary) and his colleagues. In the speech, Wilson addressed what he observed as the causes of the war and called for the abolition of various secret treaties, which applied to a reduction in armaments, the freedom of the seas etc. Moreover, he offered proposals that would ensure peace throughout the world.