Question

7 this excerpt is from president woodrow wilsons fourteen points.
open covenants of peace, openly arrived at, after which there shall be no private international understandings of any kind but diplomacy shall proceed always frankly and in the public view.
based on the excerpt, a main aim of the fourteen points was to prevent —
a the creation of international treaties
b nations from developing military forces
c the formation of secret alliances
d countries from claiming overseas territories
68 u.s. history chapter 3 rise of world power

Explanation:

The excerpt emphasizes open, public diplomacy and bans private international understandings. Secret alliances are private international agreements, so the aim is to prevent these. Options A is incorrect as it supports open covenants (treaties), B is unrelated to the excerpt, and D is not addressed in the given text.

Answer:

C. the formation of secret alliances