Since the conception of the United States, George Washington had set forth the country to be an isolationist nation. As the country progressed and expanded into the 20th century, presidents, Taft and Roosevelt took a more aggressive intervening approach to foreign intervention. During Wilson’s presidency, the world was at the center of imperialism. President Wilson, however, had an eye for world peace. He believed Americans had the duty of bringing democracy to the rest of the world. His belief that all people should have the choice to freely elect their heads of state and forms of government became known as self-determination. During World War I, President Wilson announced that the United States would stay neutral in the war. Following the
