The Fourteen Points written by President Woodrow Wilson were —

A. ideas for conquering nations to divide up territories
Incorrect. This would be a part of the Treaty of Versailles.

B. ideas for promoting post-war peace and democracy
Correct! Wilson wanted to keep the peace and prevent future wars.

C. reasons why nations should build up their military forces
Incorrect. Wilson believed that all nations should reduce their military to avoid future wars.

D. reasons why the United States has a right to invade another country
Incorrect. Wilson believed that each country had a right to determine its own system of government and shouldn’t be invaded by the United States.

All of these are main ideas presented in Wilson’s Fourteen Points except —

A. freedom of the seas
Incorrect. Wilson wanted to avoid potential civilian casualties by not having military forces taking over ships.

B. a call to reduce size of military
Incorrect. Wilson wanted to avoid future wars by asking nations to stop increasing their military numbers.

C. creation of a multi-national organization
Incorrect. Wilson believed in order to create worldwide peace, a League of Nations must be created.

D. a call for military alliances
Correct! Wilson believed that secret alliances between countries shouldn’t be allowed in order to prevent future wars.

The main provisions set forth in the Treaty of Versailles were created to —

A. blame Germany for causing the war and prevent its military strength
Correct! In order for the French and English citizens to gain support from their leaders, the War Guilt Clause was added.

B. appease the United States by adopting most of Wilson’s Fourteen Points
Incorrect. Probably due to the fact that the United States was untouched by war in its own soil.

C. establish world peace and promote self-determination of nations
Incorrect. The French government specifically wanted Germany to pay monetarily and mentally for the war.

D. make a peace treaty where land and resources were evenly distributed in Europe
Incorrect. In order to decrease Germany’s power, 10% of its lands were redistributed to other countries.

In response to the finished Treaty of Versailles, the United States —

A. did not ratify the treaty, largely over concerns about the League of Nations
Correct! Republican senators were concerns that the League of Nations could infringe on U.S. sovereignty and risked drawing America into another foreign war.

B. eagerly ratified the treaty in order to take a leading role in the new League of Nations
Incorrect. Despite Wilson’s strong protestations, the U.S. Senate did not ratify the treaty largely over concerns about the League of Nations.

C. ratified the treaty, but “with reservations” concerning the League of Nations
Incorrect. This answer was the compromise that Senator Henry Cabot Lodge offered to President Wilson, but Wilson refused the deal, preferring a straight yes-or-no vote.

D. did not ratify the treaty because it was too harsh to Germany, but joined the League of Nations anyway
Incorrect. The United States did not ratify the treaty and never joined the League of Nations.

Which of the following statements about the Treaty of Versailles is accurate?

A. The treaty, though harsh to Germany and the other Central Powers, incorporated almost all of Wilson’s Fourteen Points.
Incorrect. The treaty certainly contained some harsh provisions, but only incorporated one of Wilson’s 14 points, the League of Nations.

B. The treaty largely ignored the 14 Points, made Germany and the other defeated states accept total responsibility for the war, and imposed steep reparations.
Correct! The most controversial provisions of the treaty were the “war guilt clause” in which the Central Powers accepted total blame for the war and they had to pay the Allies a large sum of money in reparations. The League of Nations was the only aspect of the 14 Points in the treaty.

C. The treaty imposed steep reparations on Germany and the other defeated powers, but it acknowledged that the both sides were guilty in starting the war.
Incorrect. The “war guilt clause” blamed Germany and the other Central Powers entirely for the war.

D. The treaty created the League of Nations and made Germany pay steep reparations, but kept the German military intact.
Incorrect. The treaty severely curtailed the size of the German military.