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In the late stages of the war, Wilson took personal control of negotiations with Germany, including the armistice.

In 1918, he issued his Fourteen Points, his view of a post-war world that could avoid another terrible conflict.

In 1919, he went to Paris to create the League of Nations and shape the Treaty of Versailles, with special attention on creating new nations out of defunct empires.

In 1919, Wilson engaged in an intense fight with Henry Cabot Lodge and the Republican-controlled Senate over giving the League of Nations power to force the U. S. into a war.

Wilson collapsed with a debilitating stroke that left his wife in control until he left office in March 1921.

The Senate rejected the Treaty of Versailles, the U. S. never joined the League, and the Republicans won a landslide in 1920 by denouncing Wilson's policies.