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"When the war was in progress, England and France agreed wholeheartedly with the Fourteen Points. As ..." — Sun Yat-sen
When the war was in progress, England and France agreed wholeheartedly with the Fourteen Points. As soon as the war was won, England, France, and Italy tried to frustrate Wilson's program because it was in conflict with their imperialist policies. As a consequence, the Peace Treaty was one of the most unequal treaties ever negotiated in history.
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