Entry Exam Category: High School Equivalency Exams
Course: General Education Development (GED)
Exam: GED Social Studies Practice Test
Practice Question
Extract
President Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points
In a message delivered to Congress in early 1918, President Wilson presented a program of fourteen points. Eight of the fourteen points addressed specific territorial issues among enemy nations. Five of the other six concerned general principles for a peaceful world: open treaties or agreements, freedom of the seas, free trade, reduction of weapons, and the adjustment of colonial claims based on the principles of self-determination. The fourteenth point proposed what was to become the League of Nations.
In a message delivered to Congress in early 1918, President Wilson presented a program of fourteen points. Eight of the fourteen points addressed specific territorial issues among enemy nations. Five of the other six concerned general principles for a peaceful world: open treaties or agreements, freedom of the seas, free trade, reduction of weapons, and the adjustment of colonial claims based on the principles of self-determination. The fourteenth point proposed what was to become the League of Nations.
Which historical event shaped President Wilson's point of view?
Answer Choices
- A: the enactment of the Neutrality Acts
- B: the building of the Panama Canal
- C: the outcome of the Spanish-American War
- D: the fighting in World War I
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Points addressed territorial issues from WWI and proposed League of Nations