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What was the biggest challenge President Wilson faced in Europe and at home as he tried to promote his Fourteen Points? People in Europe and the United States wanted the treaty to focus on punishing Germany not on making future wars harder to start. European ations did not want to allow their overseas colonies to become independent, fearing that other European nations would selze those colonies. American felt that the United States should be allowed to have more influence in European politics, to prevent another war. No one in Europe or the United States was in favor of the League of Nations, fearing that one nation would take it over and use it to make war.
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The biggest challenge President Wilson faced in Europe and at home as he tried to promote his Fourteen Points was the opposition from people in both regions who wanted the treaty to focus on punishing Germany rather than emphasizing measures to prevent future wars. This sentiment was particularly strong among the public and political leaders who were more inclined towards punitive measures against Germany, rather than Wilson's vision of establishing a framework for lasting peace through the Fourteen Points.