Fourteen Points: Resources

Get a summary, historical context, and a full copy of the text straight from the horse's—that is, the government's—mouth.

A great summary of Wilson's failing health toward the end of his second term—just as he was trying to put the world back together.

PBS provides a detailed breakdown of Wilson's life and contributions as president. Basically a Wilson encyclopedia.

In case you can't get enough about Woodrow Wilson.

A 1944 biopic drama about President Woodrow Wilson, which won a few academy awards. That's right, they had Oscar-bait biopics back then,too.

A 2009 French docudrama about the Paris Peace Conference. A multipart, potentially solid sleep aid.

An American propaganda film about German imperialism. It gives a view of what the public thought of Kaiser Wilhelm. Hint: they didn't love him.

George Mason University provides the text of Wilson's speech arguing to enter the war.

The Atlantic magazine explores Woodrow Wilson's racist attitudes and questions how they should affect the legacy of his administration.

A lecture (it's a bit lengthy) by one of the experts. MacMillan wrote the book on what went down in Paris. Literally, she wrote a book called Paris, 1919: Six Months That Changed the World.

The University of Texas' "15-Minute History" series explains why we got into WWI.

This newspaper headline illustrates a little-known fact about the Fourteen Points: Germany negotiated for peace based on Wilson's promises.

A political cartoon comparing Wilson to George Washington in a less-than-historically-accurate fashion.

This cartoon poking fun at European leaders pretty much sums up the American perspective on the WWI peace negotiations.