He didn't convince. He tried to mediate a compromise settlement.
President Wilson convinced the allies to accept his plan for the League of Nations.
President Wilson convinced the allies to accept his plan for the League of Nations.
Woodrow Wilson was part of the allies during ww1 he was the president of the united states and the united states were on the allies side
President Wilson was the author of the famous '14 Points' as a basis for the peace treaty to be conducted between the Allies and the Axis countries after WW1. When peace negotiations started, he did however not manage to convince England and France to adopt his 14 points as the basis for negotiations, since they chose to go out for enormous damage payments and wanted to cripple Germany as an economic and military threat. The only plan of Wilson that was accepted was the formation of a League of Nations, although Germany was not invited to join and Wilson's own US in the end refused to join it.
They believed Wilson would not allow the Allies to treat Germany harshly after the war.
Parts of the plan affecting colonies were unacceptable to the Allies - Apex
Germany was made to pay reparations to the allies.
Parts of the plan affecting colonies were unacceptable to the Allies - Apex
Make it impossible for future world wars too begin
Make it impossible for future world wars too begin
President Wilson was unwilling to cut off trade with Britain in World War 1 because the profitable trade with the Allies was extremely important to the United States.
After World War I, the main conflict between President Woodrow Wilson and the Allies concerned the harshness of the proposed Treaty of Versailles towards Germany. Wilson advocated for a more lenient approach, emphasizing his Fourteen Points, which called for self-determination and a fair peace to prevent future conflicts. In contrast, the Allies, particularly France and Britain, sought to impose severe reparations and territorial losses on Germany to ensure it could not threaten them again. This disagreement highlighted the tension between Wilson's idealism and the Allies' desire for security and retribution.