Fourteen Points True or False

1. "There shall be no private international understandings of any kind but diplomacy shall proceed always frankly and in the public view." (I.1)

Which secret "understanding" directly contributed to the United States entering World War I? -> The Zimmerman Telegram
2. "Adequate guarantees given and taken that national armaments will be reduced to the lowest point consistent with domestic safety." (IV.1)

Which word best describes the demands in the above quote? -> Buildups
3. "In determining all such questions of sovereignty the interests of the populations concerned must have equal weight with the equitable claims of the government whose title is to be determined." (V.1)

This quote relates to which concept from international relations? -> Nerd Nation
4. "The matter of Alsace-Lorraine, which has unsettled the peace of the world for nearly fifty years, should be righted." (VIII.1)

Which country won back the territory of Alsace-Lorraine at the end of World War I? -> France
5. "A general association of nations must be formed under specific covenants for the purpose of affording mutual guarantees of political independence and territorial integrity to great and small states alike." (XIV.1)

What was the name of the organization formed around this quote from the Fourteen Points? -> The League of Nations


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