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Wilson’s aspirations emerged vividly through his "Fourteen Points," announced in January 1918, which laid out his vision for a just and enduring peace. Central to his plan was the creation of the League of Nations, envisioned as an international body that would provide mutual guarantees of political independence and territorial integrity among nations, large and small. Wilson believed that collective security and diplomacy could replace the imperial rivalry that had fueled devastating wars.