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Wilson’s 14 Points: Questions with Answers
& Explanations


Format: Multiple Choice | Answer
immediately after each question | Explanations
included where needed
Source Basis: Chris Thomas (1914-1918
Online Encyclopedia), Woodrow Wilson
Presidential Library, NARA/OurDocuments,
and standard WWI historiography




SECTION 1: BACKGROUND & CONTEXT
(Questions 1–35)


Q1. On what date did President Woodrow
Wilson deliver his Fourteen Points speech to
Congress?



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,A) November 11, 1918
B) January 8, 1918
C) April 6, 1917
D) June 28, 1919


Answer: B
Explanation: Wilson addressed a joint session
of Congress on January 8, 1918, outlining his
peace program nearly a year after the U.S.
entered WWI and ten months before the
Armistice .




Q2. Where did Wilson deliver the Fourteen
Points speech?



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,A) The League of Nations headquarters in
Geneva
B) The U.S. Congress
C) The Paris Peace Conference
D) The United Nations General Assembly


Answer: B
Explanation: Wilson presented the Fourteen
Points in a speech before both houses of the
U.S. Congress .




Q3. Approximately how long after the U.S.
entered World War I did Wilson announce the
Fourteen Points?
A) One month


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, B) Three months
C) Nine months
D) Two years


Answer: C
Explanation: The U.S. declared war in April
1917; Wilson delivered the Fourteen Points in
January 1918 — approximately nine months
later .




Q4. What was the primary stated goal of
Wilson’s Fourteen Points?
A) To punish Germany for starting the war
B) To establish a just and lasting peace that
would prevent future conflicts


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