Why did britain oppose the idea of self-determination in the ""fourteen points"" plan?

The correct answer is B) it wanted to protect its global empire.

Britain opposed the idea of self-determination in the "Fourteen Points" plan because it wanted to protect its global empire.

The "14 points" was the peace plan created by United States President Woodrow Wilson in order to establish long-lasting peace in Europe and avoid another world war. President Wilson shared his 14 points to French and British leaders during the Paris Peace Conference in Versailles, France. But the situation was more complex. What European countries really wanted was retribution. They wanted Germany to pay millions of dollars for all the destruction created during World War 1. In the case of Britain, it opposed the idea of self-determination in the "Fourteen Points" plan because it wanted to protect its global empire.

b. germany and italy