The Twelve Points Of The United War

He labeled the conflict as “a war against all nations” exemplifying the distress that other countries have experienced due to the unbiased and relentless bombing of their own neutral ships (Safire 111). By associating the United States with other friendly countries who are also at odds with Germany, Wilson’s cry for war seemed more convincing. He went on to assert that the choice made by the U.S must be befitting to the singular characteristics of the country and that they must be very clear what their motives upon entry into the war were: not vengeance or profession of physical might, but to defend the principles of peace and justice and “to set up amongst the free people of the world an observance of these ideals” (Safire 113). We were entering the war not to battle with the German people, but to combat a greater menace, the system that had impended these violations (Baker 512).

Wilson’s fourteen points summarise the quest for international cooperation in achieving and maintaining peace. However, this can be questioned as the first paragraph also suggests a self-centred approach taken by Wilson. The speech suggests that the USA is the only ones with the capacity to achieve such peace, the programme of the world's peace, therefore, is our programme; and that programme, the only possible programme. It reflects a world view and hierarchy, suggesting one big American alliance rather than an idea of international cooperation. This is also further illustrated on in Wilson’s speech, his concern for the safety of the USA is key in the way he treats countries such as Russia and Germany, and his disagreement with some of the terms in the Treaty of Versailles. In point six of the speech when dealing with Russia it talks of securing the best and freest cooperation of the other nations of the world. Wilson was careful in how he achieved peace, as he wanted to maintain relationships with countries within Europe, whilst keeping USA dominance ad not upsetting France and Clemenceau who wanted harsh treatment of Germany. This is illustrated in point eight of Wilson’s fourteen points.

The end of World War I left much of America confused on the country’s role in world affairs. Many people believed that the United States should primarily worry about its own issues and problems, and let the world handle their own problems. But President Woodrow Wilson was not one of those people. He believed that the United States should be directly involved in the issues affecting all of the countries of the world. He also wanted the United States to be the country to make a push for a League of Nations. “The people of the United States could act upon no other principle; and to the vindication of this principle they are ready to devote their lives, their honor, and everything that they possess. The normal climax of this the culminating and final war for human liberty has come, and they are ready to put their own strength, their own highest purpose, their own integrity and devotion to the test.” Wilson believed that if the United States needed to be a part of a League of Nations in charge of keeping peace around the world, this would keep America

At the same time they attempted to sway Mexico into a alliance with them in case the United States declared war on Germany. The "Zimmerman Telegram" was intercepted by Allied forces and given to President Wilson. Wilson asked Congress to declare war on Germany on April 2, 1917. While Germany had done nothing to threaten our U.S. security, Wilson said in his speech that we would enter the war "to make the world safe for democracy". (Zieger, 53) A point that later spurn the effectiveness of Wilson's influence over peace was that America entered the war as an "associated power" rather than a true Ally.

No man can sit down and withhold his hands from the warfare against wrong and get peace from his acquiescence .” President Woodrow Wilson could not maintain neutrality after a series of events that threatened the interests of the US. Wilson knew that he would not have the support of a diverse American public upon entering the war, so he came up with a plan. He designed the Committee on Public Information to advertise pro-war propaganda. He needed to convince the people that an involvement in the war was needed “to make the world safe for democracy .” Propaganda was heavily used to mobilize the public opinion of a united war effort, and it was also an attempt on homogenizing a pluralistic nation. The positive effects of this use were it unified a heterogeneous society, and it was able to get the Americans to invest their time and effort on the war. The negative effects of this were it caused hatred to those who were of the enemies’ ancestry, and false advertising lead to a loss of many innocent lives.

The Fourteen Points were distributed all over the world. On November 5, Wilson delivered the peace plan to the German government (http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1234.html). The Germans surrender November 11,1918 and expect a peace treaty under Wilson’s Fourteen Points. The war was now over. Many lives were loss because of the war. There was disease and starvation that killed ten million civilians. In addition, ten million soldiers were killed (http://www.polytechnic.org/faculty/gfeldmeth/chart.ww1.html).

President Woodrow Wilson’s “War Message” addresses the momentous event of breaking neutrality and declaring war on the German government. Wilson explains that America can no longer remain stagnant. He calls his audience to action, through a tactical combination of both structured logic and emotional inclusion. Wilson begins his deduction with several points, starting with the details of the submarine warfare and the “wholesale destruction of men, women, and children” endured not only by the American people but various other countries (2). Wilson asserts that neutrality is no longer possible since peace and the freedom of the individuals of the world were under a direct threat (5). He reassures the audience that although his intentions were the same and he fully intended on keeping the American people safe, avoiding the war and remaining uninvolved was no longer a reality (4).

The Fourteen Points was a speech that was given by Woodrow Wilson to be used as peace negotiations after World War I. Woodrow Wilson was president at the time and the speech was broadcasted all over the world. There were fourteen points given in the speech, as the name implies. This was actually pretty unsuccessful because many of the countries wanted to punish Germany more so they only kept one point, the final one. This point established a league of nations.

In the document, “War Message to Congress”, by Woodrow Wilson, discusses his message, the way he feels towards the war. He couldn’t believe that the government could accomplish so much, such as providing hospital ships. He believes “The present German submarine warfare against commerce is a warfare against mankind” (1, Wilson). It is a war against every nation, according to him. He believes the government should not take this action of the German as anything less than a war. This war will require the Navy as well as armed forces. The purpose of this action is to indicate the principles of peace and justice in the life of the world against selfish and autocratic power…” (3, Wilson). The point of the war is to achieve a better world. This document is a primary source, since it is raw material and is not written after the event took place. The document is written by Woodrow Wilson. The purpose of the article is to express the war and why it happened. Peace and justice is the goal and should not be forgotten.

Wilson's plan for peace was presented as his "Fourteen Points" in a speech to Congress.

Woodrow Wilson created the Fourteen Points in order to show what America wanted from the war. Out of the fourteen points, the first five were allotted towards bringing about general peace that would benefit economically and socially benefit the countries that fought in World War I. Wilson wanted to obtain peace for the Allies and “drive a wedge between the Kaiser's government and the German people by holding out to them the option of a humane and reasonable peace” (Brower). This intended to lead the Central Powers to agree with the Treaty of Versailles. Another objective of these points was to remove economic barriers for international trade and increase safety. Previously, the United States had dangerous experiences travelling by ship for

It was intercepted by the British and given to the U.S. The telegram stated that in the even of war between the U.S. and Germany, Mexico should attack us. After the war, Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona would be returned to Mexico. This was released in U.S. newspapers and outraged American people. It also built the popular opinion for war. On April 2, 1917, President Woodrow Wilson asked Congress for a declaration of war against Germany. On April 6, Congress granted the request and the United States was formally at war with Germany.

Wilson wanted to make it clear that he wanted peace and that the war was being fought for a

Before the conference had even started, Wilson announced his ‘fourteen points’, outlining the US’ approach goals for the peace to come. Still, the treaty of Versailles needed firstly to offer concrete measures to reinstate peace and a legitimate balance of power in Europe. Wilson could not write the peace alone. Thus the ideals he promised were faced with the reality of states who had experienced the war first hand and came with specific demands.

The American President's speech was the force that leads to the signing of the Treaty of Versailles on June 28, 1919. Conversely, after congress had voted, only three of Wilson's fourteen points were accepted without compromise and six of the others were rejected altogether. The reason for this uncertainty by the congress was because, "the Fourteen Points were all couched in broad, rather vague terms, well designed to serve their propaganda purpose, but hardly suited to the negotiations of which in the sequel, they were to become the basis" . Wilson wanted the League of Nations because he believed that World Wars would continue to occur as long as each nation was responsible for their own defense. Wilson wanted the nations of the world to stand together in the League of Nations, and promise to defend the territory and freedom of any member attacked by another nation. Wilson believed that in order to keep peace the League needed the authority to impose economic sanctions against aggressor states but the League did not have any military forces to back up these economic threats. He believed that even a powerful nation, knowing that it would face combined opposition of all the powerful nations, would not go to war. In Europe, Wilson also met some confrontation with the Fourteen points. The