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President Woodrow Wilson
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In his Fourteen Points Speech, President Woodrow Wilson outlined to Congress how he believed the world should achieve post-Great War peace. He expressed his desire for self-determination (freedom to make own government), freedom of the seas, and free trade, among several paybacks for the war. He reached out to Germany, hoping there could be peace instead of hatred after the war, and also discussed how he wanted a better world in which there were no disputes that required wars to solve.
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| The "Big Four" negotiators of the treaty: David Lloyd George (Britain), Vittorio Orlando (Italy), Georges Clemenceau (France), and Wilson |
Wilson's speech is similar to the Treaty of Versailles since both outlined how peace could be achieved after the Great War, and four of Wilson's Fourteen Points are present in the treaty. However, the Treaty of Versailles ended up punishing Germany severely (they were ultimately force to sign it), while Wilson hoped for peace with Germany.
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