Woodrow Wilson

Provide a 5 pages analysis while answering the following question: Woodrow Wilson: the Fourteen Points. Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide. An abstract is required. The sinking of the Lusitania, with more than 100 Americans on board, coupled with the publicized contents of the ‘Zimmermann telegram,’ in which Germany promised U.S. territory to Mexico in return for her support in the war, finally left Wilson with no choice. In April 1917, Wilson asked for and received, a formal declaration of war from the U.S. Congress. In the months that followed, Wilson faced the task of mobilizing public opinion in favor of participation in the war. Wilson repeatedly stated that the motive for U.S. entry into the war was not vengeance, the assertion of military superiority, or the expansion of territorial claims. He unambiguously declared that America’s aim in the war was “to vindicate the principles of peace and justice” and ensure that “the world —- be made safe for democracy” (Beck, webpage). President Wilson constituted a panel of about 150 reputed experts, called the ‘Inquiry,’ which debated the issues related to European culture, international business and law, war damages and reparation, and a proposed international peace-keeping organization. Based on their recommendations, Wilson formulated his ‘Fourteen Points,’ which can be considered to be a declaration of America’s war aims and suggestions for peace.President Wilson’s ‘Fourteen Points’ may be viewed as the natural extension of his life and progressive ideals. Thomas Woodrow Wilson was born in Staunton, Virginia on 28 December 1856. The strongest influence in his life was his father, a Presbyterian minister, from whom he inherited his strong religious beliefs and sense of justice and Fairplay. Wilson overcame a problem of dyslexia in childhood and went on to enroll at Princeton. He excelled in oratory and debate and graduated in law from the University of Virginia. His career in law took second place to his political ambitions. After earning a doctorate from John Hopkins University, Wilson embarked on a successful academic career and returned to Princeton as a Professor of political economy in 1890. He was elected President of Princeton in 1902, in which capacity he gained a reputation for the advocacy of educational reform and social equality. Wilson was elected Governor of New Jersey in 1910, on a progressive platform, outmaneuvering the conservative political bosses of the Democratic Party.