14 Points

Jeemyung Hur & Haley Cooper

            One of the fourteen points that Woodrow Wilson established was impact on the treaty of Versailles. It was an intergovernmental organization that was going on in the Paris Peace Conference which ended the First World War. It was the last point which was a “League of Nation” should be set up to guarantee the political and territorial independence of countries and states. League of Nation created that it would resolve problems amongst nations through law before another war could happen. However, during this time United States didn’t join the League of Nations because they wanted to return to Isolationism.

            During this time treaty of Versailles effect the Germany to accept blame for the war and needs to pay for the total cost of WWI by forced. Also Germany had to bring back the army size and needed the colonies in Germany to divide amongst the allies. And Austria and Hungry was divided into four independent countries.

The 14 points were a set of rules implied by Woodrow Wilson in order to allow postwar peace in Europe.

The points were as followed:

1. No more secret agreements ("Open covenants openly arrived at").

2. Free navigation of all seas.

3. An end to all economic barriers between countries.

4. Countries to reduce weapon numbers.

5. All decisions regarding the colonies should be impartial

6. The German Army is to be removed from Russia. Russia should be left to develop  her own political set-up.

7. Belgium should be independent like before the war.

8. France should be fully liberated and allowed to recover Alsace-Lorraine

9. All Italians are to be allowed to live in Italy. Italy's borders are to "along

    clearly recognisable lines of nationality."

10. Self-determination should be allowed for all those living in Austria-Hungary.

11. Self-determination and guarantees of independence should be allowed for

  the Balkan states.

12. The Turkish people should be governed by the Turkish government. Non-Turks in the old Turkish Empire should govern themselves.

13. An independent Poland should be created which should have access to the sea.

14. A League of Nations should be set up to guarantee the political and territorial independence of all states.