USA HISTORY

AMERICAN IMPERIALISM(1890 1919)

AMERICAN IMPERIALISM

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What best describes “Moral Diplomacy”

(A) ** The U.S should help spread democracy around the world

(B) Do unto others as you would have them do to you

(C) Politicians should be morally upright

(D) The U.S should no longer participate in slavery

EXPLANATIONS BELOW

Concept note-1: -Moral diplomacy is the system in which support is given only to countries whose beliefs are analogous to that of the nation. This promotes the growth of the nation’s ideals and damages nations with different ideologies.

Concept note-2: -Woodrow Wilson’s policies operated within his framework of ‘moral diplomacy. ‘ His foreign policy involved support of smaller nations who agreed to abide by ‘American’ values of political democracy and self-determination, and economic and military pressure towards nations who rejected such values.

Concept note-3: -Moral Diplomacy Woodrow Wilson opposed imperialism and also believed in encouraging democracy. Wilson hoped to base his foreign policy on moral principles, fashioning a kind of “moral diplomacy.”