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| − | '''Wilsonianism''' is a term used to describe certain ideological attitudes to foreign policy. The term is named after US President [[Woodrow Wilson]], for his famous fourteen points that he believed could help create world peace if implemented. | + | '''Wilsonianism''' is a term used to describe certain ideological attitudes to foreign policy. The term is named after US President [[Woodrow Wilson]] (1856-1924), for his famous fourteen points that he believed could help create world peace if implemented. |
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Latest revision as of 13:31, 20 May 2009
Wilsonianism is a term used to describe certain ideological attitudes to foreign policy. The term is named after US President Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924), for his famous fourteen points that he believed could help create world peace if implemented.
Principles of Wilsonian include:
- Self-determination by ethnic groups
- The spread of democracy
- The spread of capitalism
- US intervention on the global stage with the stated aim of creating peace and/or spreading democracy.
