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Primary Sources: Woodrow Wilson's 14 Principles to End WWI

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Read the passage Primary Sources: Woodrow Wilson's 14 Principles to End WWI. Then answer the questions below.

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Read the passage Primary Sources: Woodrow Wilson's 14 Principles to End WWI. Then answer the questions below.

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Question 1

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What was the purpose of this speech?

to establish a global empire for the United States

to outline a plan for peace and international cooperation after World War I

to demand reparations from defeated countries

to declare war on Germany

Question 2

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Which quotes BEST support the idea that land disputes were a major part of WWI? Select three correct answers.

"The borders of Italy should be readjusted along fair and clearly recognizable lines."

"It is the principle of justice for all peoples and nations, and their equal right to liberty and safety, whether they be strong or weak."

"All occupied Russian territory must be returned to Russian control."

"Occupiers should leave Romania, Serbia and Montenegro, and the freedom of those nations should be restored."

"The peoples of Austria-Hungary should be given complete freedom to develop independently."

Question 3

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Drag each item from Wilson's program based on whether it relates to land disputes or diplomacy between countries.

Any and all peace agreements must be openly arrived at, and there should be no private international understandings of any kind.
All French territory taken during the war should be freed and restored to French control. Alsace-Lorraine, which was wrongly seized from France in 1871, should also be returned.
The borders of Italy should be readjusted along fair and clearly recognizable lines.
A general association of nations must be formed. Its purpose should be to guarantee the political and territorial independence of all nations, both great and small.

Land disputes
Diplomacy