Question

Does any one have some information on Woodrow Wilson and his opinion on imperialism? Or maybe another imperialist?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

I just need to find someone that has a strong opinion on imperialism that I can write a lot about.

Answer 3

Although Wilson had primarily been elected to reform national politics and initiate new progressive policies in Washington, he spent the majority of his time as President dealing with foreign policy rather than domestic. Wilson's predecessors, including McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt, and Taft, had viewed the United States as an emerging power that needed to extend its influence throughout the world in order to serve national interests. This imperialist policy was justified by the commonly held belief that it was America's duty as a Christian republic to spread democracy throughout the world. These three Presidents significantly expanded America's influence abroad with the annexation of colonies throughout the world, such as the Philippines and Cuba.
^ This is just an excerpt from the wonderful site spark-notes. here is the link
http://www.sparknotes.com/biography/wilson/section7.rhtml

Also here is another excerpt that I think can really help you along with the link
In 1912, within one week of taking office, Woodrow Wilson removed governmental support for American businesses operating in the Caribbean and China. Wilson was an intense critic of imperialism and his goal was to reverse Roosevelt’s “big stick” policies and Taft’s “dollar diplomacy.” His vision for U.S. foreign policy was based on morality. He strongly believed that his immediate predecessors had pursued a policy that would breed dislike of the U.S. and often sacrifice goodwill for short-term gain. For this reason, Wilson’s foreign policy has sometimes been called “missionary diplomacy” or “moral diplomacy.”

After Wilson’s policies were instated, American bankers withdrew their support for Taft’s six-nation loan to China, which caused the loan to collapse. Wilson also immediately repealed the Panama Canal Tolls Act that exempted U.S. vessels from paying tolls at the Canal. The repeal of this act pleased England who was angry at paying tolls that U.S. ships were exempt from. Another of Wilson’s anti-imperialist actions was the signing of the Jones Act of 1916. The Jones Act promised the Philippines independence as soon as they were able to demonstrate that they had a stable government. However, this act proved to be less than successful, as the Philippines were not granted independence until 30 years later on July 4, 1946.
here is the link: http://www.apstudynotes.org/us-history/topics/taft-and-wilson/

Answer 4

Woodrow Wilson was an anti-imperialist.

Answer 5

Oh okay thank you, turns out I think I want to use Mark Twain as my anti-imperialist though. So I may need to find an imperialist, any ideas?

Answer 6

alright, for an imperialist I would Roosevelt because I honestly think it is fun learning about his "big stick policy" also he had very strong views about imperialism that would hold a good argument in an paper

Answer 7

Thanks, I was kind of thinking the same. Thanks for your help!

Answer 8

No problem!