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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 (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.
