"The Fourteen Points" of the early 20th century
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The fourteen points were set forth by us president Woodrow Wilson in his speech he delivered to congress in January 1948. The Fourteen points were his proposals on how to end the first world war and establish international peace.
Let's discuss the fourteen points here :
1. Agreements between countries should be open not secret.
2. Freedom of navigation of dead by all nations at all times.
3. Free trade between countries accepting the peace removing economic barriers between them.
4. All nations reduce their weapons and armies to the lowest point consistent with safety.
5. Adjustment of colonial claims in a fair and impartial way.
6. All German troops will leave Russian territory.
7. All foreign troops leave Belgium and Belgian sovereignty and independence be restored.
8. French territory be restored including the disputed region of Alsace Lorraine.
9. Readjustment of the borders of Italy along clearly recognizable lines of nationality.
10. Austria hungary retain a place among the nations but the people of Austria hungary should be granted the accorded for independence of they so choose.
11. Central power's troops will leave the Balkans and the Balkan states should enjoy political and economic independence.
12. Turkey shall remain as it's own country but other nationalities under ottoman empire should be assured an undoubted security of life and opportunity of autonomous development.
13. Poland is to be an independent country.
14. A general association of nation must be formed under specific covenants for the purpose of affording mutual guarantees of political independence and territorial integrity to great and small states alike.
The fourteen point led to the formation of league of nations.
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were issued by President Wilson as a basis for a lasting peace.
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