CEVAP:

The outcome of World War I signaled the complete collapse of the old European system. By the end of the war, it was evident that the old system had lost its main organizing mechanisms. In November of 1918, Europe was in ruins and the war seemed to have continued forever. Diplomacy had vanished
during the war, and the only solution left to the combatants was to fight it out to the end.

Such a situation generated two primary outcomes. First, European diplomatic values and mechanisms had not only become outdated but also had proved inadequate to prevent major wars on the European continent. Second, this heralded the end of the hegemonic position of Europe in world affairs. It was
not surprising that the attempt to end the war came from a non-European power – the United States. On January 18, 1918, the American President, Woodrow
Wilson, outlined his principles in a speech on war aims to the US Congress that came to be known as the “Fourteen Points.” These principles would constitute the basis for a future peace. They also aimed at the restoration and renovation of the pre-war international system.