History of the United States II / Unit 8 USH2 1051 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Moral Diplomacy
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The idea
Woodrow Wilson promised a moral diplomacy, a foreign policy grounded in principle rather than in American self-interest, the anchor says.
In practice
Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan negotiating cooling-off treaties with other nations.
Where people slip
The promise was tested almost at once in revolutionary Mexico, where American oil companies held valuable rights.
Your place on the trail
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Builds on
- Nothing. This is a starting point.
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