the excerpt below is from a speech president woodrow wilson delivered to congress in 1918.\na general…

the excerpt below is from a speech president woodrow wilson delivered to congress in 1918.\na general association of nations must be formed under specific covenants for the purpose of affording mutual guarantees of political independence and territorial integrity to great and small states alike.\nsource: public domain / the avalon project\nwhy did president wilson think this type of association was needed?\na to prevent future trade barriers\nb to establish economic ties\nc to establish democracies\nd to prevent future wars

the excerpt below is from a speech president woodrow wilson delivered to congress in 1918.\na general association of nations must be formed under specific covenants for the purpose of affording mutual guarantees of political independence and territorial integrity to great and small states alike.\nsource: public domain / the avalon project\nwhy did president wilson think this type of association was needed?\na to prevent future trade barriers\nb to establish economic ties\nc to establish democracies\nd to prevent future wars

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Woodrow Wilson proposed the League of Nations (the general association of nations he referred to) after World War I with the aim of maintaining world - peace. By providing mutual guarantees of political independence and territorial integrity, it was intended to prevent future wars. Trade barriers, economic ties, and establishing democracies were not the main purposes stated in this context.

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D. to prevent future wars