<span>Freedom of government. Wilson wanted a free world meaning a world built on democratic governments which were self-determined by the people of a state. Wilson justified World War I by stating the US was a beacon of democracy and by fighting the US would be the pathway to countries choosing their own government. He believed all people of the world would choose democracy so they could have a voice in their government. </span>
The denotation of freedom, the connotation of freedom, the emotional effect on the audience, the change in meaning over the course of the text, and the fact that freedom means many things to many people.
The answer to go in the blank would be ''river'' because the river was very vast and it was useful for many functions, so the English wanted to claim it.
