President Woodrow Wilson's 14 Points and Poem

What is the impact of this sentence on the overall tone of President Wilson's speech?

• President Wilson is emphasizing to his audience that the United States is fighting to maintain the rights of our country and to prevent the exploitation and mistreatment that is occurring in other parts of the world from happening to our people.

• President Wilson is taking a moral high-ground by reminding his audience that unlike the other countries, the United States is not in the war for selfish reasons like acquiring land; the United States is involved to make the world a peaceful and safe place for everyone.

• President Wilson is informing the audience that the United States is fighting to ensure that the security of the country is protected by the other world powers and that our economic interests will remain a priority.

• President Wilson is assuring the audience that the United States is participating in the war for the same reason that the other countries are participating: to promote collaboration in economic, cultural, and political matters.

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How do President Wilson's word choices in Point IV help to convey his meaning?

• The word adequate reinforces the idea that there has to be trust given and received when countries agree to decrease their weapons.

• The word guarantees emphasizes the need for a formal contract to be signed that will ensure the countries follow through with their promises to reduce their weapons.

• The word reduced stresses the need for countries to take inventory of their weapons and decrease the numbers drastically.

• The word safety stresses the focus that countries should have on lowering their weapons inventory for the protection of their people.

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Read these sentences from the final paragraph. How do these sentences help to refine and clarify the central idea of President Wilson's 14 Points?

• They explain for the audience and to Germany that even though the United States does not agree with the methods employed by Germany to assert its power, our government is willing to overlook those tactics if Germany will agree to abide by the majority of the points outlined in the speech.

• They assert to the audience and to Germany that the United States does not have resentment towards Germany and is not envious of Germany's power, but that the United States understands that the addition of Germany's dominance to the countries working towards world peace is vital to the success of the negotiations.

• They reemphasize to the audience and to Germany that these steps towards world peace having nothing to do with undermining Germany's strength, but rather they will hopefully encourage Germany to work together with the other countries in peace rather than try to dominate them with force.

• They stress for the audience and to Germany that the United States is willing to follow through with these steps towards world peace only if Germany is willing to step back from its control over other countries and work together with the United States to achieve equality throughout the world.

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Read these sentences from the final paragraph. "We cannot be separated in interest or divided in purpose. We stand together until the end." How does President Wilson's use of rhetoric in these sentences help to support his point of view?

• A. It underscores the doubt he has that all countries will be willing to come together in unity towards world peace.

• B. It stresses the need for all countries to have the same ideas regarding reduction in weapons and the elimination of secret treaties.

• C. It predicts the amount of fortitude that is going to be necessary to overcome the countries that are not willing to come together in peace.

• D. It highlights his all-or-nothing message that is being used to encourage participation in the negotiations for world peace.

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Which sentence best conveys the purpose of President Wilson's speech, as outlined in the introduction and the first two paragraphs?

• He wanted to call together the Allied countries in retaliation against the Central Powers and used the speech to list the steps they would need to take in order to win.

• He wanted to outline the main causes of World War I and used the speech to point fingers at the countries that were most responsible for the corruption of world peace.

• He wanted to provide a blueprint for world peace that could be used for peace negotiations and used the speech to detail the main steps that would need to be taken by the Allied countries.

• He wanted to explain the motivations behind the nation's part in the war and use the speech to inspire citizens to join the armed forces and fight along with the Allied countries to restore world peace.

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Which detail from the text provides evidence as to who President Wilson holds responsible for upholding and enforcing the 14 Points?

• "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 and likely at some unlooked-for moment to upset the peace of the world." (paragraph 1)

• "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." (paragraph 2)

• "Belgium, the whole world will agree, must be evacuated and restored, without any attempt to limit the sovereignty which she enjoys in common with all other free nations." (Point VII)

• "A general association of nations must be formed under specific covenants for the purpose of affording mutual guarantees of political independence and territorial integrity to great and small states alike." (Point XIV)

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Which word can be used to replace the word assured without changing the meaning of the sentence?

• confident

• guaranteed

• poised

• self-possessed

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What is the speaker’s point of view regarding those who “sing of knights and paladins” (line 1)?

• The speaker feels their actions are honorable and historically significant.

• The speaker believes they are artistically gifted and desires to be like them.

• The speaker feels their actions are irrelevant and offer little benefit to anyone.

• The speaker believes they are inappropriate and too vulgar for most people.

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How does the connotation of the word authentic in line 6 impact the meaning of the poem?

• It expresses the speaker’s desire to be open and honest about his feelings.

• It suggests the speaker’s desire to be detailed and precise with his writing.

• It conveys the speaker’s desire to be realistic and convincing in his characterization.

• It highlights the speaker’s desire to be reasonable and fair in his assessment.

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What is a central idea of the poem?

• The speaker questions whether or not he should tell his beloved how he truly feels.

• The speaker is in love with someone and wants to create a lasting testament to his beloved.

• The speaker is tired of knights and wants to distinguish himself from other poets.

• The speaker wants to create something by which people will remember him in the future.

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