March 26, 2017
Fourteen Points
Woodrow Wilson
Veronica Lopez
Before reading this article, I didn’t know about President Wilson’s fourteen points. I found points 6-13 particularly interesting. They talk about the individual nations and what would happen to them. I found interesting because usually a country would dress itself before anything else, not other countries. I also found interesting how President Wilson believed that people should be allowed to determine their own destinies. It’s surprising since he was a political leader.
01/05/2022
2:25 pm
Tabitha Babcock
Great article! I’ve only known of Woodrow Wilson as being president, but I had no idea what he did during his term or anything. I loved learning about how he was elected, running on the basis of getting rid of monopolies, and about his fourteen points. He was very ambitious, looking past the war to see what needed to happen to create world peace. I can’t believe he died in part due to heartbreak because Congress wouldn’t join the League of Nations. Wilson was definitely ahead of his time, its unfortunate that his ideas didn’t get a follow through.
05/02/2023
2:25 pm
Nathaniel Liveris
Good article! It’s interesting to hear how Wilson’s character and personal beliefs influenced his decisions surrounding the war and how America should respond to it. Particularly in his idea for the League of Nations, we get a very good example of how Wilson wanted America to collaborate with its European counterparts more in order to try and ensure world peace.
12/02/2023
2:25 pm
Ian Poll
Good explanation of the fourteen points. Each of the points seem like reasonable solutions based on the issues that started and occurred WW1. Although it was a good idea, it was most likely too radical at the time, especially to reduce weapon supply and limit imperialism when many countries had grown comfortable with their system of power. It was the lack of commitment to change that caused others to reject some of the fourteen points and led to the system for peace breaking down.
13/02/2023
2:25 pm
Danielle Rangel
This article does a great job introducing Woodrow Wilson and his ideas for peace. I think it’s interesting how Wilson was one of the only presidents whose plan for peace in the country worked for the majority. I also think it is interesting how Wilson’s fourteen points affected outside countries, not only the United States. Overall this was an educational article that does a great job of explaining Woodrow Wilson’s Fourteen Points.
13/02/2023
2:25 pm
Andrea Tapia
Such an amazing article to read, I loved learning about the fourteen points Wilson created. I really do believe he captured the importance of how to be at peace with our world. Especially during World War 1, it was a difficult and devastating time for everyone. Wilson on the other hand had better plans for us, positive ones that would shape us to be a better society. He truly believed that with this we would move upper into having a stronger team of people. In reality, he also knew that we weren’t all ready to give in so easily on something we weren’t ready for. I really enjoy knowing that one of his main goals was to end wars and be able for people to determine their own destinies. All he wanted was to create a League of Nations that would carry these fourteen points and make them into something powerful for our world. Even if his ideas as a president always didn’t go as planned, he still was able to inspire many of us to continue fighting for our world and create peace.
13/02/2023
2:25 pm
Abbey Stiffler
I have heard of the Fourteen Points throughout high school before, but have yet to really care to look at what was in them. I did not know that they were what ended World War 1. I wonder for how much longer the war would have lasted if the Fourteen Points did not exist. The picture of the Fourteen Points really adds to the article as it is easier to see how they all connect.
13/02/2023
2:25 pm
Geraldine Fry
Wilson was ahead of his time and what he wanted most in life was world peace. He had an idea and went for it in turn changing American history by forming the league of Nations’ which was like an early version of NATO. I had never heard of the 15 points until reading this article last year but I quite enjoyed finding reading about a president that cared about peace. It’s a shame that Wilson is not spoken about a lot in history books when he had made so many great points and changed history.
14/02/2023
2:25 pm
Gabriella Galdeano
I liked the writing in this article, and the explanations of the points were easy to understand. The fourth point was surprising because our military is very big now. I did not know that the fourteenth point led to the League of Nations. Wilson did a great job of working toward achieving world peace. Although the League of Nations did not last, it did give an example for later organizations like the United Nations.
15/02/2023
2:25 pm
Geraldine Fry
Woodrow Wilson was a great leader, especially during World War 1. I can’t imagine how hard that would be but did have some downfalls. I really like his treaty and his goal for peace, but he was often too bullheaded and not willing to compromise. If you’re the president, you must learn how to compromise if you don’t the senate and people will start to not like you. So I agree with the author that he was a great president but not the best.
24/02/2022
2:25 pm