Which major country never joined the League of Nations?
United States
Who proposed the Fourteen Points?
Woodrow Wilson
The treaty was created after this battle.
World War I
What was the League of Nations?
An international organization to keep peace
What war caused Woodrow Wilson to deliver his Fourteen Points?
World War I
Who opposed the United States joining the League of Nations?
US senate
Woodrow Wilson presented the Fourteen Points in what year?
1918
The treaty was signed in which country?
France
What was the main goal of the League of Nations?
To prevent future wars
A policy of building strong military forces to prepare for war
Militarism
One key reason for the US not to join the League to nation was that they wanted to focus on problems at home and avoid involvement in European conflicts.
Isolationism
The Fourteen Points were a plan to:
End World War I and create lasting peace
The Treaty of Versailles created which international organization?
League of Nations
Who strongly supported the creation of the League of Nations?
Woodrow Wilson
Agreements between nations to aid and protect one another
Alliances
The supreme, absolute, and independent authority of a state or governing body to manage its own affairs, territory, and population without external interference.
sovereignty
One of the main ideas in the Fourteen Points was:
Freedom of the seas
Many Germans felt the Treaty of Versailles was:
harsh and humiliating
When was the League of Nations created?
1919
A strong pride in or devotion to one's country
Nationalism
Who gave the Americans a warning to avoid permanent foreign alliances
George Washington
Why did Wilson include “freedom of the seas” in the Fourteen Points?
To prevent conflicts caused by naval blockades and unrestricted submarine warfare
The Treaty of Versailles was signed in what year?
1919
Which modern organization most closely reflects Wilson’s vision in the Fourteen Points?
United Nations
When a strong country takes over a weaker one
Imperialism