Wilsons Fourteen Points Flashcards
The first point is ‘There should be no secret deals or treaties between states’ who his Wilson talking about?
Wilson doesn’t seem to be just picking on Germany but everyone.
Name two of Wilson points between 2-5 ( not the one mentioned before)?
Countries should be free to send ships to anywhere in the world without interference.
There should be free trade between countries.
The level of armaments should be reduces in each country.
The future of colonies should be reviewed and the wishes of local people taken into consideration.
What does Wilson say about Alsace and Lorraine in his points?
That they should be returned to France.
What did Wilson points say about Poland?
That it should be independent and have access to the sea.
What did the last point say should be set up and for what reason?
That a League of Nations should be set up to preserve the future peace of the world.
Why did the Germans like Wilson’s fourteen points?
As the points weren’t harsh on Germany and the Germans were willing to leave Belgium like the points stated as they didn’t want the harsh treaty.
Why did the ‘big three’ hate Wilson’s fourteen points?
They didn’t like the points as it didn’t persecute Germany and the other losers of the war and also they didn’t like the points were also aimed at them such as the point were all country’s had to disarm and the victors didn’t want to disarm.
Why did Wilson include the point ‘ the level of armaments should be reduced in each country’?
Wilson wanted the country to disarm so there would be conflict and aggression towards smaller countries with smaller armies that would survive going to war.
