Which ideas from President Wilson's Fourteen Points were meant to fix the root causes of World War I?

(Select the three correct answers.)

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Responses

Advocating for nations to choose their own government.
Advocating for nations to choose their own government.

Calling for a significant reduction in military arms.
Calling for a significant reduction in military arms.

Allowing Allied powers to take over German colonies.
Allowing Allied powers to take over German colonies.

Insisting Germany pay reparations for all war damages.
Insisting Germany pay reparations for all war damages.

Requiring the German emperor to be put on trial.
Requiring the German emperor to be put on trial.

Promoting open agreements instead of secret alliances.

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Correct answers (three):

- Advocating for nations to choose their own government.
- Calling for a significant reduction in military arms.
- Promoting open agreements instead of secret alliances.

Brief explanation: Wilson’s Fourteen Points aimed to address nationalism/self-determination, the arms race (militarism), and secret diplomacy — all root causes of WWI. He did not call for Allied takeover of colonies, harsh reparations, or putting the German emperor on trial.