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Woodrow Wilson's 14 Points: Path to Peace after WWI

Learn about Woodrow Wilson's 14 Points, a series of peace proposals that aimed to end WWI and shape the post-war world order. Discover how these points influenced the Treaty of Versailles and Wilson's efforts for a lasting peace.

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Woodrow Wilson's 14 Points: Path to Peace after WWI

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  1. Review Questions • 1) What caused fighting to stop on the Eastern Front? • 2) Which event officially ended WWI? • 3) What was the day and time when fighting stopped?

  2. Wilson’s 14 Point Plan • While still at war, Woodrow Wilson draws up a series of peace proposals. • Drawn up 10 months before the war ended • These are known as his 14 Points

  3. 14 Points • Points 1-4 include: • An end to secret treaties • Freedom of the seas • Free trade • Reduced national armies and navies

  4. 14 Points • Point 5 was the adjustment of colonial claims with fairness toward colonial peoples • What does this mean?

  5. 14 Points • Points 6-13 were specific suggestions for changing borders and creating new nations. • The guiding idea behind these points was Self-determination

  6. 14 Points • Self-Determination = allowing people to decide for themselves under what government they wished to live

  7. 14 Points • Point 14 proposed a “general association of nations” • These nations would protect “great and small states alike” • Wilson wanted an organization that could peacefully negotiate solutions to world conflicts.

  8. 14 Points were accused of being Allied propaganda • Copies were dropped behind German lines to encourage surrender. Why? • Became the basis of German surrender

  9. Woodrow Wilson • Wilson awarded 1919 Nobel Peace Price for his peacemaking efforts • Were his points a success? • They provide a framework for the discussions at Versailles

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