President Woodrow Wilson

Definition

Woodrow Wilson was the 28th president of United States from 1913-1921. He led America through World War I and crafted an ambitious foreign policy plan known as "Fourteen Points" aimed at ensuring lasting world peace.

Related terms

Isolationism: A policy or doctrine advocating that a nation should stay out from international political alliances and activities, which was popular in America before WWI but changed under Wilson's presidency.

Self-determination: This principle advocates that nations have right to freely choose their sovereignty and international political status with no external compulsion or influence. It was a key point in Wilson's Fourteen Points.

League of Nations: As mentioned earlier, this was an international organization proposed by Wilson to maintain world peace.