Woodrow Wilson and 14 Point Plan

At the beginning of the 1st World War, in 1914 ...

• USA declared the war on Germany.

• USA remained neutral.

The Zimmerman telegram made Americans angry because it asked ...

• Mexico to ally with Germany against the USA.

• Americans to attack Mexico.

In 1917 German submarines started to sink American

• merchant ships

• passenger ships

• merchant and passenger ships

The USA joined the war in April _______ (year).

President's Wilson 14 Point Plan was intended to ... (choose 3 answers)

• end that war

• help Germans

• prevent wars from ever happening again

• propose solutions for peace in the world

• make Germany as weak as possible

Which of these ideas were included in 14 Points Plan? (3 answers)

• building a wall on the Mexican border

• resolving territorial issues of fighting countries

• encouraged open treaties between countries

• insisted freedom of speech and free trade

• allowing the Germans to have a strong army

"All nations should have the right to govern themselves without interference of other countries". This idea was called s_________________.

Point 13 called for establishing an independent country - P___________.

Point 14 demanded creation of a world organization providing international security. It was called L________ of N__________.

European countries were not willing to agree to most of the 14 points, but the idea of ___________ was incorporated and brought to life soon.

• reduction of armaments

• open treaties

• the League of Nations

• free trade