POLI 381 Lecture 2: sept 14
14 Sep 2016
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28th president of the united states, wilson rejected the 19th century european model that was based on the balance of power. Wilson believed that liberty and equality were a more important way to run the world, and that the united states were poised to bring about this new world order. Out of the carnage of the first world war, a new world order needed to emerge. The united states would lead this new world order that was based on justice and equality. The united states entered the war in 1917 because wilson wanted to make the world safe for democracy . There was a gap between the rhetoric of wilson and the reality of the world, because reality was much less clear cut. The united states actully entered the war because it was dragged in due to. The zimmerman telegram (communication between germany and mexico.
