PPT-WILSON'S 14 POINTS

President Wilsons 14 Points were his ideas to end all war These are a summary of his ideas for world peace Are they realistic or based on idealism Open diplomacy or no secret treaties. His Plan. Goes to Europe to propose his ideas. Did not expect rejection. 14 Points Speech. Divided into 3 groups. First 5 points were to prevent another war. No secret treaties among nations. Freedom of the seas. Woodrow . Wilson's Fourteen . Points:. #. 1. -4 Free economy, transparency, and arms reduction . Open covenants of peace, openly arrived at.. Freedom of navigation on the seas.. Removal of economic barriers and equality of trade conditions.. Debate . Over the League of Nations . Essential Question. :. What were the major provisions of Wilson. ’. s 14 Points & the Treaty of Versailles?. The End of World War I. The world was transformed by WWI: . Ratification Failure 1919-1920. Wilson & the 14 Points. Idealism in Foreign Policy . Wilson was an idealist who wanted this war to “. end all wars.. ”. He believed that America’s entrance into WWI would “. By September 1914, the war had reached a . stalemate. , a situation in which neither side is able to gain an advantage.. When a French and British force stopped a German advance near Paris, both sides holed up in trenches separated by an empty . and . Wilson’s Fight for Peace. Fourteen Points. Anticipating the end of the war – Wilson presented a message to Congress on . 1/8/1918. that outlined his vision for the post-war world. Known as the . Americans Enter Combat . Peace Negotiations . 9. th. American Civilization. Social Studies. Council Rock School District . Americans Enter Combat: . At the time World War I began, many Americans believed they owed the French a debt for their help in the American Revolution. . To End All Wars. Power point created by Robert Martinez. Primary content material obtained from History Alive!. Photographs and Illustrations as cited.. On January 8, 1918, President Woodrow Wilson went before Congress to explain his war aims.. Casualties of War. Talk of Peace. Wilson’s Fourteen Points. End to secret treaties. Removal of trade barriers among nations. Reduction of military forces. Right of self-determination. Allies discarded many proposals. Total War. The nations involved in World War I needed to commit to a strategy of . total war: channeling all of a nation. ’. s resources into a war effort . . to support a modern mechanized . war. Governments responded . U.S. effort . in WWI. When Russia withdrew . the war, the Germans were able to move many of their troops from the eastern front to the stalemate in the West. . 2. U.S. Conscription. When the U.S. entered the War, only 200,000 soldiers made up the Army.. What were the motives and aims of the Big Three at Versailles? . Why did all the victors not get everything they wanted? . What was the impact of the peace treaty on Germany up to 1923? . Could the treaties be justified at the time?. Some of Wilson’s economic and antitrust measures are still important in American life today.. What steps did Wilson take to increase the government’s role in the economy?. Focus Question. In 1912, . Pages 647-653. Objectives. 1. List the final events of World War I.. 2. Identify the goals of President Wilson’s Fourteen Points.. 3. Summarize the terms of the Treaty of Versailles.. 4. Explain why the U.S. Senate rejected the Treaty of Versailles..