<P> In the speech, Wilson directly addressed what he perceived as the causes for the world war by calling for the abolition of secret treaties, a reduction in armaments, an adjustment in colonial claims in the interests of both native peoples and colonists, and freedom of the seas . Wilson also made proposals that would ensure world peace in the future . For example, he proposed the removal of economic barriers between nations, the promise of self - determination for national minorities, and a world organization that would guarantee the "political independence and territorial integrity (of) great and small states alike"--a League of Nations . </P> <P> Though Wilson's idealism pervades the Fourteen Points, he also had more practical objectives in mind . He hoped to keep Russia in the war by convincing the Bolsheviks that they would receive a better peace from the Allies, to bolster Allied morale, and to undermine German war support . The address was well received in the United States and Allied nations, and even by Bolshevik leader Vladimir Lenin, as a landmark of enlightenment in international relations . Wilson subsequently used the Fourteen Points as the basis for negotiating the Treaty of Versailles that ended the war . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Wikisource has original text related to this article: Fourteen Points Speech </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Wikisource has original text related to this article: Fourteen Points Speech </Td> </Tr>

First 5 points of wilson's 14 points