The major aspects of the 14 Points that Woodrow Wilson
proposed were:
- Open diplomacy with no secret
treaties. - Freedom of the
seas - Free
trade - Self-determination for national
groups - Creation of the League of
Nations
These ideas are generally in line with
the ideals of progressivism. The progressive movement in the US was concerned with
mainly social justice. Wilson's 14 Points were generally concerned with that as
well.
The 14 Points were concerned with trying to prevent
war and with trying to prevent strong countries from abusing weaker countries. This can
be seen as an attempt to implement social justice on a global
scale.
Both progressivism and the 14 Points were meant to
end a system in which the strong took what they wanted and the weak suffered. In this
way, the 14 Points reflected progressive ideals.
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