The Fourteen Points was a statement of principles for peace that was to be used for peace negotiations in order to end World War I. The principles were outlined in a January 8, 1918 speech on war aims and peace terms to the United States Congress by President Woodrow Wilson. Europeans generally welcomed Wilson's points,[1] but his main Allied colleagues (Georges Clemenceau of France, David Lloyd George of the United Kingdom, and Vittorio Orlando of Italy) were skeptical of the applicability of Wilsonian idealism.[2]
The United States had joined the Allied Powers in fighting the Central Powers on April 6, 1917. Its entry into the war had in part been due to Germany's resumption of submarine warfare against merchant ships trading with France and Britain. However, Wilson wanted to avoid the United States' involvement in the long-standing European tensions between the great powers; if America was going to fight, he wanted to try to unlink the war from nationalistic disputes or ambitions. The need for moral aims was made more important, when after the fall of the Russian government, the Bolsheviks disclosed secret treaties made between the Allies. Wilson's speech also responded to Vladimir Lenin'sDecree on Peace of November 1917, immediately after the October Revolution in 1917.
The speech made by Wilson took many domestic progressive ideas and translated them into foreign policy (free trade, open agreements, democracy and self-determination). The Fourteen Points speech was the only explicit statement of war aims by any of the nations fighting in World War I. Some belligerents gave general indications of their aims, but most kept their post-war goals private. The Fourteen Points in the speech were based on the research of the Inquiry, a team of about 150 advisers led by foreign-policy adviser Edward M. House, into the topics likely to arise in the anticipated peace conference.
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Liliʻuokalani
After an unsuccessful uprising to restore the monarchy, the oligarchical government placed the former queen under house arrest at the ʻIolani Palace. On January 24, 1895, Liliʻuokalani was forced to abdicate the Hawaiian throne, officially ending the deposed monarchy.
I think is D but I’m not sure
With the idea of the mighty Britain being overrun by a new set of colonies it influenced the French to do the same in hope of freedom
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Question 1: Answer is Option A: The British finally gave India a much greater level of independence.
Question 2: Answer is Option B: British companies ignored the limits imposed by the caste system and hired laborers on the basis of merit instead
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<u>Question 1:</u>
Indian Army played a major role in world war 1. There were around 13 lakh Indian soldiers who served during World War I and fought for the Britishers. When the World War I ended in 1919, Indians were promoted to higher officer ranks. Many cadets were also sent to study in "Great Britain" at the "Royal Military College".
<u>Question 2:</u>
As far as caste system was concerned, British served their own interests as it was very difficult for them to manage large Indian population and that to with wide variety of castes. So, they created single society with common laws so that they can easily govern them. So, they use to hire labors on the basis of merit and industrialization occurred in India.
