adapted from Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points

Question

It will be our wish and purpose that the processes of peace, when they are begun, shall be absolutely open and that they shall involve and permit henceforth no secret understandings of any kind. The day of conquest and aggrandizement is gone by; so is also the day of secret covenants entered into in the interest of particular governments. . . .

All the peoples of the world are in effect partners in this interest, and for our own part we see very clearly that unless justice be done to others it will not be done to us. The program of the world's peace, therefore, is our program; and that program, the only possible program, as we see it, is this:

I. Open covenants of peace, openly arrived at, after which there shall be no private international understandings of any kind but diplomacy shall proceed always frankly and in the public view.

II. Absolute freedom of navigation upon the seas, outside territorial waters, alike in peace and in war, except as the seas may be closed in whole or in part by international action for the enforcement of international covenants.

III. The removal, so far as possible, of all economic barriers and the establishment of an equality of trade conditions among all the nations consenting to the peace and associating themselves for its maintenance.

IV. Adequate guarantees given and taken that national armaments will be reduced to the lowest point consistent with domestic safety.

V. A free, open-minded, and absolutely impartial adjustment of all colonial claims, based upon a strict observance of the principle that 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.

In "Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points," how does Wilson organize the speech?

A. 

He explains his personal feelings about peace, discusses justice, and then outlines five requirements for peace.

B. 

He defines how peace relates to transparency, explains why peace is important to the world, and proposes five actions for consideration.

C. 

He states that he is being clear about expectations for peace, reviews the history of conflict, and outlines five demands.

D. 

He argues that peace is most important in the world and outlines five ways each country might help the effort.

Answer 1

I think it is B. He does not personalize his response. He states the fact and the need for peace in the world and he then takes on the responsibility of sharing five major points/suggestions to follow in pursuit of the goal which is world peace.