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Difficulty: EasyWorld War I: Diplomacy, Military, and Postwar Peace

"What we demand in this war, therefore, is nothing peculiar to ourselves. It is that the world be made fit and safe to live in; and particularly that it be made safe for every peace-loving nation which, like our own, wishes to live its own life, determine its own institutions, be assured of justice and fair dealing by the other peoples of the world as against force and selfish aggression. All the peoples of the world are in effect partners in this interest, and for our own part we see very clearly that unless justice be done to others it will not be done to us. The program of the world's peace, therefore, is our program..."

— President Woodrow Wilson, Fourteen Points Address, 1918

Which of the following postwar developments was most directly inspired by the foreign policy goals described in the excerpt?

  1. A
    The establishment of a permanent military alliance to contain the spread of Soviet communism
  2. B
    The acquisition of new overseas colonies by the United States in Asia and Europe
  3. The proposal to create the League of Nations to secure mutual guarantees of political independenceAnswer
  4. D
    A complete withdrawal of the United States from all international trade agreements

Answer

The proposal to create the League of Nations to secure mutual guarantees of political independence
The correct answer is correct because President Wilson's Fourteen Points, specifically the fourteenth point, called for the creation of a 'general association of nations' (the League of Nations) to guarantee political independence and territorial integrity for all states, which aligns directly with the excerpt's goal of making the world safe for peace-loving nations.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Analyze the historical context and main ideas of the excerpt.
The excerpt is from President Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points Address in 1918, advocating for a peace program that makes the world safe for all nations and ensures justice through international partnership.
Understanding the source and its core message helps identify the primary foreign policy goals of the administration during and after World War I.
2
Connect Wilson's vision to specific historical postwar proposals.
Wilson's vision of international partnership and collective security directly led to his proposal for the League of Nations, which aimed to secure political independence and territorial integrity for all nations.
Connecting the diplomatic rhetoric of the Fourteen Points to actual postwar negotiations demonstrates how the ideas were applied.

Key Concept

Wilsonian Diplomacy and the Fourteen Points
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World War I: Diplomacy, Military, and Postwar Peace

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