Yet Wilson's attempts to gain acceptance of his Fourteen Points ultimately failed after France and Britain refused to adopt some specific points and its core principles, although they tried to appease the American president by consenting to the establishment of his League of Nations.

Why were the 14 points a failure?

The Germans rejected the Fourteen Points out of hand, for they still expected to win the war. The French ignored the Fourteen Points, for they were sure that they could gain more from their victory than Wilson's plan allowed.

Were the 14 points a success?

President Woodrow Wilson made his Fourteen Points with the goal of preventing future wars. Clearly, when viewed in this light, they were a complete failure. ... Needless to say, the ramp-up of militarism in Europe and Asia in the 1930s and World War II meant that Wilson's goals ultimately failed.