President Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points

Definition

President Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points refers to a set of principles outlined by President Woodrow Wilson in 1918 as a plan for achieving peace after World War I. These points aimed to address the causes of war and establish a new world order based on democracy, self-determination, and international cooperation.

Related terms

League of Nations: An organization proposed by President Wilson as part of his Fourteen Points that would serve as an international forum for resolving conflicts and preventing future wars.

Self-determination: The idea that people have the right to choose their own government and determine their own political destiny.

Treaty of Versailles: The peace treaty signed at the end of World War I that was heavily influenced by Wilson's Fourteen Points but also included some punitive measures against Germany.