LAD #31: Wilson's Fourteen Points

When Russia pulled out of WWI, President Wilson addressed the serious blow that the Allied Powers sustained when they lost the eastern front of the war. The treaty of Brest-Litovsk allowed the revolution-prone Russians to make a peace with the Central Powers. This effectively led the war towards the British and French. Wilson admired this treaty as a benchmark for the progression of public democracy but also questioned its validity, as Russia made peace with a country and allowed it to keep every inch of occupied territory. To preserve democracy, Wilson argued that it was the United States' duty to join the war and make the world safe for democracy. He wanted to unite the world in order and peace. His points included ending secret treaties, freedom of the seas, colonial self-determination, reacquisition of lost territory, a sanctioned Ottoman port, and a League of Nations.