Wilson's Fourteen Points

Cartoon Interpretation
1. The editorial cartoon reveals the US during WWI. This picture portrays the European powers trying to recruit the U.S to join their cause in the war, they all want the United State’s support. However, the U.S has its hands tied behinds its back, and there is nothing the other countries can do. The man in the middle of the poster symbolizes Uncle Sam, he represents the U.S.


Wilson's 14 Points
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1) Wilson implies that world peace is the key to preventing conflicts, and through this, the public would get along and resolve disagreements peacefully.

2) This would help because it is stated that there is freedom to travel over seas, despite the fact that a war is going on or not. This would bring happiness to the public because they can journey to other areas through crossing the seas.

3) The elimination of economic barriers so trade an occur more effectively between different countries. Because of this, peaceful bonds would be brought to thedifferent nations as it would bring them closer together.

4) It is conveyed that the national military will be lessened to the smallest amount possible, whilst still maintaining domestic safety, in order to protect the country. Through this, other countres will not be afraid of one another because of a large military again.

5) Point 5 states that when decisions are not biased, the happiness of the public will be greater and there will be peace. However, this is rarely possible, because it is of human nature to pick a certain side in situations and to judge others.

6)If people were taken out of Russia, many parts of the world would be quickly overpopulated. However, by cleaning the land that was once used in trench warfare, that land could be put to use and would not be put to waste anymore.
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7) Belgium will first be evacuated and then be placed back together. This would help restore faith between nations as they have set laws that decide the government of the bonds with each other. The internation law will have a great flaw if this problem is not seen to.

8) The treaty should be followed through because only through this treaty will peace be spread across the nation. As soon as peace is restored, the nation will be able to perform more efficiently and in prosperity.

9) The territorial lines of Italy should be changed so that it will be fair to surrounding countries. In doing so, this will make Italy’s neighboring countries happy and will strengthen the nation’s bonds with one another.

10) The Austria- Hungarian people are not a danger to the world, and therefore this nation should be allowed free in so that they are able to live their lives independently. They should not be having the interference of other nations, and through this, war will be abstained.

11) Romania, Serbia, and Montenegro must be freed and Serbia should receive free access to the sea. This should help resolve the conflicts that these countries have with one another and peace will be restored.

12) Areas belonging to Turkey in the Ottoman Empire should receive a good soverighnty and be treated equally. Furthermore, all blockades must be eliminate so that free passage ways to so that they will be able to be accessed in and out of the provinces.

13) Polish territory is made a free state under international law to keep the peace. Poland must be given political, economical, and territorial freedom.

14) Something along the lines of a United Nations should be formed, so that different nations around the world will be able to meet and talk about world problems that are occurring. So that everything may stay at peace. Something like it is still in effect today.

14. In conclusion, all these points should keep all the nations in peace. This permit conflicts to be told to one another, so that these nations can resolve them peacefully, instead of determining the outcome through war. These points should be used to prevent war.