How the Fourteen Points Affected the World
The Fourteen Points sought to create world peace and the proposal had somewhat of a change on the views of other countries. Foreign leaders did question how the Fourteen Points could apply to the real world and some leaders did not want to accept the proposal because they felt as if it was an aim for war. However, the Fourteen Points are what caused an armistice, where Germany agreed to stop fighting. With the support of countries such as Great Britain, France and Italy, the Fourteen Points allowed the League of Nations to form. The League of Nations essentially established the United Nations which is still relevant in today's society. Even though Britain supported the proposal of the Fourteen Points they did not want to support the point Wilson made about freedom of the seas, and France demanded war reparations. In other words, France felt as if there should be payback. Wilson compromised and was willing to be more flexible with Britain's request but again, the Fourteen Points was a proposal for peace. Getting payback would defeat the purpose. The Fourteen Points affected the United States foreign policy because the points were made to establish a common agreement of peace dealing with several countries.The points were an attempt to regain world peace but was pretty much non-existent because there was a second World War nearly twenty years later.