Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points reassured American citizens that the Great War was fought solely on the basis of diplomatic and moral reasoning. Wilson's goal was for the world to be unified, and to establish equality on the terms of safety and freedom. He reiterated his belief that equality was more important than mastery. Wilson's 14 points in succession formulated a unified proposal for the "final war for human liberty." These points had effectively laid out the plans with regards to various areas of diplomacy, one of which including the reliance on open diplomacy over secret agreements. Several other areas, such as freedom of trade, freedom of the seas, assistance/aid to both Russia and Belgium, restoring French territories; independence for Austria-Hungary, Poland, and the various Balkan states was also included in the plan. Following those, disarmament, the division of Italy by nationality, self-determination for both the Ottomans and for all colony claims, and free passage through the Dardanelles. The final point, number 14, entailed the creation of the League of Nations. The League was created after the First World War to provide a forum for resolving international disputes, but it was one of the major turn-offs for others in deciding what they thought about the 14 points.
This is a picture of the Convention of 1800, also known as the Treaty of Mortefontaine, which was a treaty between the United States of America and France to settle the tension that had broken out during the Quasi-War.
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