Wilson’s Fourteen Points and the Return to Isolationism
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Changing US approach to peace making 1914-1918
Initial approach – neutrality + push for peace (“peace without victory”)
Circumstances pushed US into war – no longer able to be neutral mediator
As a combatant, aimed to “make the world safe for democracy”
Different Allied aims: Britain & France vs US > Wilson’s 14 Points, Jan 1918 - “only possible program for peace”
Fourteen Points called for
open diplomacy / no secret treaties
freedom of the seas
free trade
reduction of armaments
independence for colonies
self-determination for nationalities and peoples
an association of nations to guarantee the independence and security of all nations
Germany saw hope – agreed to Armistice, Nov 1918
(All quotes in this section by Woodrow Wilson)
US & League of Nations 1919
Political bias against the Republicans
o Nov. 1918 election – party politics
o no Republicans, no Senators in peace team
Wilson during the peace conference –
o absent in Europe for most of 6 months
o out of touch with US opinion
o widely respected in Europe
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