USA HISTORY

THE PROGRESSIVE ERA 1900 1917

PROGRESSIVE POLITICS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Moral Diplomacy
A
Policy, popularized by Teddy Roosevelt, which signified that the U.S. would negotiate peacefully while maintaining military strength
B
Policy, popularized by William H. Taft, which used America’s financial power to extend its international influence
C
Policy, popularized by Woodrow Wilson, in which the U.S. pledged to support only those countries whose values & beliefs aligned with our own
D
Policy, popularized by Harry Truman, of providing economic and military aid to any country threatened by communism or totalitarian ideology
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -’Moral’ diplomacy is a form of diplomacy proposed by President Woodrow Wilson in his 1912 United States presidential election. Moral diplomacy is the system in which support is given only to countries whose beliefs are analogous to that of the nation.

Detailed explanation-2: -He promised that the United States would fight to ensure democracy, self-government, the rights and liberties of small nations, and help establish an international peace organization that would end war forever.

Detailed explanation-3: -Because Wilson’s beliefs often guided his foreign policy decisions, his foreign policy was dubbed moral diplomacy. Wilson’s foreign policy decisions were also guided by the belief that democratic governments were superior to other forms of government.

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