Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points

Definition

Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points were a set of principles outlined by President Woodrow Wilson in 1918, as a proposal for peace negotiations to end World War I. They included ideas such as self-determination, disarmament, and the establishment of an international organization to maintain peace.

Related terms

Treaty of Versailles: The Treaty of Versailles was the peace treaty that officially ended World War I. It was negotiated among the Allied powers and Germany, but did not fully incorporate all of Wilson's Fourteen Points.

Self-determination: Self-determination refers to the right of people or nations to freely decide their political status and form their own government.

Internationalism: Internationalism is an ideology that emphasizes cooperation between nations on political, economic, or social issues for mutual benefit.