AMERICAN IMPERIALISM 1890 1919
THE UNITED STATES IN WORLD WAR I
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US business interests in Hawaii
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federal protection of citizens in New Mexico
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democracy in the Western Hemisphere
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US investments in Latin America
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Detailed explanation-1: -What did President Wilson hope to see flourish as a result of hi “missionary(moral) diplomacy"? A special relationship should exist between the United States and the nations of Latin America.
Detailed explanation-2: -After this intervention in Mexico, Wilson began to express his ideas for a new American “Moral Diplomacy.” At its core was the principle of “self-determination, ” the moral right of people to choose their form of government and leaders by democratic elections.
Detailed explanation-3: -In January 1919, at the Paris Peace Conference that ended World War I, Wilson urged leaders from France, Great Britain and Italy to come together with leaders of other nations to draft a Covenant of League of Nations. Wilson hoped such an organization would help countries to mediate conflicts before they caused war.