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Wilson's 14 Points

While under the presidency of Woodrow Wilson, the aftermath of World War One seemed to be
more difficult than the war itself for the United States. After the war had been over, Wilson,
along with the other members of the Big Four needed a solution for Germany’s punishment and
for means to maintain peace among the nations of the world. In his Fourteen Points, Wilson had
hoped to have the answer to the world’s problems with solutions such as freedom of the seas and
a League of Nations. According to Wilson, the League of Nations was made to protect all
members of it, and keep the peace among all countries. When Wilson went before the Big Four,
he had hoped to include this League of Nations in the Treaty of Versailles, which at that time
was supposed to be the solution to World War One. However, Wilson came across some
difficulties in trying to accomplish this. Not only was the strength of the opposition forces the
reason for the defeat of the Treaty of Versailles, but ...

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