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Wilson's Fourteen Points

After entering the war, President Wilson issued his famous Fourteen Points. These
points were his plans for peace and the goals of the United States in entering the
war. Wilson was the only leader to publicly state his war aims. Included in Wilson's
Fourteen Points was the establishment of a League of Nations that he hoped
would help to end war in the future.

1. No more secret agreements between countries. Diplomacy shall be open to
the world.
2. International seas shall be free to navigate during peace and war.
3. There shall be free trade between the countries who accept the peace.
4. There shall be a worldwide reduction in weapons and armies by all countries. President Woodrow Wilson
5. Colonial claims over land and regions will be fair.

6. Russia will be allowed to determine its own form of government. All German
troops will leave Russian soil.
7. German troops will evacuate Belgium and Belgium will be an independent
country.
8. France will regain all territory including the disputed land of Alsace-Lorraine.
9. The borders of Italy will be established such that all Italians will be within the • The United States had 4,355,000 military personnel
country of Italy. involved in World War I. It suffered 322,000 casualties
including 116,000 soldiers that were killed.
10. Austria-Hungary will be allowed to continue to be an independent country. • The United States didn't become an official member of
11. The Central Powers will evacuate Serbia, Montenegro, and Romania leaving the Allies, but called itself an "associated power".
them as independent countries. • The U.S. Navy played a major role in helping to blockade
12. The Turkish people of the Ottoman Empire will have their own country. Germany, keeping out supplies and hurting Germany

Other nationalities under the Ottoman rule will also have security. economically.
13. Poland shall be an independent country. • The U.S. forces that were sent to Europe during World
14. A League of Nations will be formed that protects the independence of all War I were called the American Expeditionary Forces
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countries no matter how big or small. (AEF).
• The nickname for U.S. soldiers during the war was
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