From the beginning of his term, President Woodrow Wilson had not been an advocate of aggressive foreign policies since he detested Imperialism. Along with his Secretary of State, William Jennings Bryan, Wilson believed in a foreign policy called “moralistic diplomacy”, which based foreign decisions on moral as opposed to material values. Uprisings in Latin America called for the use of this policy to spread democratic values, but the negative effects of moralistic diplomacy overshadowed this idealistic view. Although Wilson’s foreign policy protected American securities in Latin America, moralistic diplomacy mainly caused prolonged hostilities between the United States and Latin America. Lastly, Wilson’s policy was concerned with promoting
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Wilson sent troops over to uphold his beliefs and spread democratic ideals to these foreigners by teaching them “how to elect good men” (edsitement.neh.gov). Wilson believed that the troubled Haitians needed a guiding hand to restore peace, and he wanted to protect American assets overseas (Bailey 710). Soon, Wilson signed a treaty that allowed taking over Haiti’s finances, and he stationed troops there for nineteen years to suppress rebellions. For the Americans, this was a positive outcome of moralistic diplomacy because it allowed the Americans to keep a watchful eye over land in Latin America, and it protected “U.S. commercial and strategic interests” (edsitement.neh.gov). On the other hand, Woodrow Wilson’s foreign policy fostered resentment between the territories in Latin America because the United States was yet again policing land in this …show more content…
The leader of this faction, Venustiano Carranza refused. After a naval incident involving the arresting of American seamen, Wilson finally decided to use force to take down Huerta by capturing the port of Veracruz. During this seize, Carranza gained power and drove out Huerta. However, Carranza refused to accept Wilson’s democratic guidelines for the creation of a new government, so President Woodrow Wilson chose to support Carranza’s rival, Pancho Villa. When Villa became weaker, Wilson abandoned him; this proved to be a dire mistake. Feeling betrayed, Villa murdered several American men. After a lot more bloodshed, Wilson was forced to accept Carranza’s form of government (Brinkley
Wilson sent troops over to uphold his beliefs and spread democratic ideals to these foreigners by teaching them “how to elect good men” (edsitement.neh.gov). Wilson believed that the troubled Haitians needed a guiding hand to restore peace, and he wanted to protect American assets overseas (Bailey 710). Soon, Wilson signed a treaty that allowed taking over Haiti’s finances, and he stationed troops there for nineteen years to suppress rebellions. For the Americans, this was a positive outcome of moralistic diplomacy because it allowed the Americans to keep a watchful eye over land in Latin America, and it protected “U.S. commercial and strategic interests” (edsitement.neh.gov). On the other hand, Woodrow Wilson’s foreign policy fostered resentment between the territories in Latin America because the United States was yet again policing land in this …show more content…
The leader of this faction, Venustiano Carranza refused. After a naval incident involving the arresting of American seamen, Wilson finally decided to use force to take down Huerta by capturing the port of Veracruz. During this seize, Carranza gained power and drove out Huerta. However, Carranza refused to accept Wilson’s democratic guidelines for the creation of a new government, so President Woodrow Wilson chose to support Carranza’s rival, Pancho Villa. When Villa became weaker, Wilson abandoned him; this proved to be a dire mistake. Feeling betrayed, Villa murdered several American men. After a lot more bloodshed, Wilson was forced to accept Carranza’s form of government (Brinkley