231k views
3 votes
Why did Wilson push so hard for self-determination after WWI, and what issues both short-term and long-term did they cause?

User Lorenza
by
5.2k points

1 Answer

6 votes

During World War I, U.S. President Woodrow Wilson promoted the concept of "self-determination," meaning that a nation—a group of people with similar political ambitions—can seek to create its own independent government or state. The idea is also alluded to in the fifth of his Fourteen Points, although the words "self-determination" are never explicitly used.

I hope this help you

User Isabelle
by
5.3k points