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The Fourteen Points were based on "the principal of justice to all peoples and nationalities." In the first five points, Wilson proposed to eliminate the causes of the war through free trade, freedom of the seas, disarmament, an impartial adjustment of colonial claims, and open diplomacy instead of secret agreements. The next eight points addressed to the rights of national self-determination.

__The Fourteen Points:__
 * 1) End secret treaties and secret diplomacy amomg nations.
 * 2) Guarantee freedom of navigation on the sea for all nations.
 * 3) Create free trade among nations.
 * 4) Reduce armed forces as much as possible consistent with domestic safety.
 * 5) Settle all colonial claims fairly taking into account the views of both the colonial peoples and the imperial nations.
 * 6) Evacuate German troops from Russia and restore all conquered territory.
 * 7) Restore Belgium's Independence.
 * 8) Restore all French territory occupied by Germany, including Alsace-Lorraine.
 * 9) Adjust Italy's borders based on where Italians live.
 * 10) Divide Austria-Hungary into new nations for each ethnic group.
 * 11) Base borders of the Balkan states on nationality.
 * 12) Break up the Ottoman Empire and make Turkey a seperate country.
 * 13) Create an Independent Poland.
 * 14) Create a League of Nations.