Tag: Fourteen Points

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8th January 1918: United States President Woodrow Wilson outlines his principles for world peace, known as the Fourteen Points

8th January 2023
Tagged as: America, First World War, Fourteen Points, Ratification, Treaty, Treaty of Versailles, USA, Woodrow Wilson

Keen to distance the United States from nationalistic disputes that fuelled European rivalries, Wilson’s 14 Points sought a lasting peace by securing terms that avoided selfish ambitions of the victors.

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8th January 1918: Woodrow Wilson announces the Fourteen Points

8th January 2022
Tagged as: Britain, First World War, Fourteen Points, France, Germany, Paris, Treaty, USA, Versailles, Wilson

On the 8^th January 1918, United States President Woodrow Wilson made a speech to Congress in which he outlined his principles for world peace, known as the Fourteen Points.