Woodrow Wilson
Wilson's idealism was the progenitor of the modern human rights movement
President Wilson delivered a speech to the Pan American Union in December, 1913
the Monroe Doctrine was "unfolding into a new doctrine -- the Wilson Doctrine of Pan Americanism" (Brooks, et al., 2007).
Wilson said his proposal was based "…upon the principles of absolute political equality among states, equality of right, not equality of indulgence" (Brooks)
But to ward off the expansion of Soviet communism the U.S. supported dictators
was willing to "support violent dictators with a record of human rights abuses as long as they declared themselves anticommunist" (Galvan, 2012)
THREE: The U.S. trained forces for military dictators
As a way to preserve "U.S. hegemony" in the 20th century the U.S. trained and provided funding for "friendly dictators" in the 1930s and military dictatorships in the 1970s, all in the name of destabilizing "every left-leaning regime in Latin America" (Livingstone, 2003).
FOUR: President Carter tried to move the U.S. away from support for Latin American Dictators
Speaking to the Organization of American...
Wilson earned a doctorate degree in Johns Hopkins University, and became a professor of political science. Wilson experience and academic background influenced his thought. Wilson focused on peace and international cooperation, and envisaged a new world order based on the rule of law, formation of international organizations and acceptance of shared values. Wilson also advocated for the covenants of peace by reducing armaments among nations. 28. The idealists thought led
American Expansion Post-Reconstruction America gave rise to an incredibly transformative society and culture. Modernism was beginning to sweep the land with the industrial revolution, urbanization and westward expansion. How did the underprivileged fare in this new America? What were the experiences and problems of the Native Americans, women, African-Americans, and various immigrant groups at this time? Be specific. Was there a gap between the rhetoric of hope and democracy peddled by
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