aug 1, 1917 - 7 Point Peace Plan

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Benedict XV's plan to end the war and preserve peace

1. "the moral force of right… be substituted for the material force of arms,"
2. there must be "simultaneous and reciprocal diminution of armaments,"
3. a mechanism for "international arbitration" must be established,"
4. "true liberty and common rights over the sea" should exist,
5. there should be a "renunciation of war indemnities,"
6. occupied territories should be evacuated, and
7. there should be "an examination… of rival claims."