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Woodrow Wilson and Poland’s Independence

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A Separate Peace with Austria-Hungary?
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Wilson attempted to persuade Austria-Hungary to sign a separate peace. The President believed that they would support an independent Poland. Wilson, however, realized Austria’s dependency on Germany did not allow them to negotiate their own peace settlement. By the end of June, Wilson viewed the Austrian-Hungary Empire as a collapsing entity and saw no need to bother to discuss terms with them.(46)

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