Question

10th gr q3 documents
president woodrow wilsons fourteen points
january 8, 1918
the following excerpt is from a speech delivered by president wilson to a joint session of
congress on january 8, 1918, nine months after the united states formally entered world war i
the programme of the worlds peace, therefore, is our programme; and that programme, the
only possible programme, as we see it, is this...
iii. the removal, so far as possible, of all economic barriers and the establishment of an equality
of trade conditions among all the nations consenting to the peace and associating themselves for
its maintenance.
vi. the evacuation of all russian territory and such a settlement of all questions affecting russia
as will secure the best and freest cooperation of the other nations of the world in obtaining for her
an unhampered and unembarrassed opportunity for the independent determination of her own
political development and national policy and assure her of a sincere welcome into the society of
free nations under institutions of her own choosing, and, more than a welcome, assistance also of
every kind that she may need and may herself desire. the treatment accorded russia by her
sister nations in the months to come will be the acid test of their good will, of their comprehension
of her needs as distinguished from their own interests, and of their intelligent and unselfish
sympathy.
how do provision iii of wilson’s “fourteen points” and article 235 of the treaty of versailles differ in
their treatment of economic barriers placed on germany following world war i?
a. neither the provision iii nor article 235 of the “treaty of versailles” placed economic blame
on germany.

b. both provision iii and article 235 wanted to force germany to pay

c. provision iii proposes the removal of all economic barriers while article 235 forces germany
to pay the equivalent of 20,000,000,000 gold marks.

d. article 235 of the “treaty of versailles” forced all central power nations to pay reparations
to the entente powers.

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each option:

• Option A: Provision III aims to remove economic barriers, and Article 235 (part of reparations) did place economic burden on Germany, so A is wrong.
• Option B: Provision III is about removing barriers (not forcing payment), so B is wrong.
• Option C: Provision III says "removal...of all economic barriers", and Article 235 (reparations) forced Germany to pay a large sum (equivalent to 20,000,000,000 gold marks), so this matches.
• Option D: Article 235 was mainly about Germany's reparations, not all Central Powers (though other Central Powers had their own, Article 235 was specific to Germany's initial liability), so D is wrong.

Answer:

C. Provision III proposes the removal of all economic barriers while Article 235 forces Germany to pay the equivalent of 20,000,000,000 gold marks.