The Twelve Points Of The United War - 1390 Words

The Fourteen Point: Wilson’s purpose of this speech was to commemorate the end of the war, where Wilson was urging for peace. The fourteen points that were listed by President Wilson were intended by him to be utilized as guidelines for the peace settlement. Where the first five of the points were utilized to establish what were Wilson’s general ideals of peace. â€Å"Absolute freedom of navigation upon the seas, outside territorial waters, alike in peace and in war, except as the seas may be closed in whole or in part by international action for the enforcement of international covenants,† (Wilson) where Wilson states that the seas shall be free of outside of territorial waters in peace and war, where only in the case of enforce treaties may†¦show more content†¦Ten months after President Wilson gave his Fourteen Points speech, Germany signed the armistice that was negotiated by Wilson. In search of Woodrow Wilson: In this book, Robert Saunders takes a look into President Wilson’s life. He takes a look at his childhood and how it shaped his political outlook. Saunders’s claims that Woodrow believed that it was God that lead him down the political path, where it was Wilson’s divine duty to be an honest president. The author also claims that Wilson wanted to unite America as well as supporting his notion to join the World War I, where Wilson believed that by entering the war he was protecting democratic form the wrong doings of Germany. Where once Germany signed the armistice, Wilson was being extremely precautious where Wilsons claimed that having an army occupy Germany boarders was absurd to ensure that Germany follow through with its treaty. One of the quotes that stood out to me was, where Saunders stated that Wilson believed it was his, â€Å"Personal role...to serve civilization and humanity,† (Saunders, 57) that shows how deeply embedded his Presbyterian roots w ere, especially in his outlook. Wilson’s War Message to Congress: The purpose of Wilson’s message to Congress was to urge Congress to declare war on