little bit about Woodrow
He had already written about what he believed the world should be like in his “Fourteen Points” The main points in this document were:
1) no more secret treaties
2) countries must seek to reduce their weapons and their armed forces
3) national self-determination should allow people of the same nationality to govern themselves and one nationality should not have the power to govern another
4) all countries should belong to the League of Nations.
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/treaty_of_versailles.htm
But, Wilson was right on one score. He said that the Treaty of Versailles was a huge mistake that would leave an embittered, vengeful Germany.