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Fourteen Points

1918 · 20th century

The Fourteen Points were a statement of principles for peace issued by US President Woodrow Wilson in 1918. They called for self-determination, including autonomous development for the peoples of Austria-Hungary, encouraging national movements that contributed to the break-up of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

Fourteen Points
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Great speeches

Wilson's Fourteen Points8 January 1918

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