History of the United States II / Unit 8 USH2 1100 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Fourteen Points
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The idea
On January eighth, nineteen eighteen, Wilson set out fourteen points as a blueprint for peace, the National Archives records.
In practice
Self-determination and a League of Nations, beside open diplomacy, freedom of the seas, free trade and no more secret treaties.
Where people slip
The points were a programme drafted before victory. The peace conference would test them against the victors' demands.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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