Wilson believed that democracy was becoming the norm throughout the world, but quickly found that this was not the case. South of America in Mexico, a military coup took place, in which the democratic government was overthrown by a military dictator. Wilson refused to acknowledge such a leader as it went against his views with democracy. This stance and view encouraged the Mexican people to revolt against the new regime and Wilson allowed to use force when the regime took American sailors prisoner. Both moves worked in tandem to promote a new leadership within Mexico, one which Wilson immediately acknowledge as the rightful president. This did not mend all relationships with Mexico however, and the relationship was tenuous to say the least. Conflicts between the two nations almost erupted, but were squelched as Wilson believed in self-determination. However, tensions did stay in effect up and into World War …show more content…
This statistic, directed Wilson to look at neutrality during the onset of the WWI. Even this though was not entirely true of Wilson. From the onset of the war, America was in dire need of financial support due to a recession. Goods were being bought by waring countries, most notably the “allies”, which caused much chagrin of the “axis”. Wilson did not follow demands of some axis powers, most notably Germany, about interference with the shipment of goods, as Wilson thought American vessels could come and go around certain blockades imposed by