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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.
Read the passage Primary Sources: Woodrow Wilson's 14 Principles to End WWI. Then answer the questions below.
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What was the purpose of this speech?

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

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

  • 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.
  • The borders of Italy should be readjusted along fair and clearly recognizable lines.
  • 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.
  • Any and all peace agreements must be openly arrived at, and there should be no private international understandings of any kind.
  • Land disputes
  • Diplomacy