For more than a century, Americans had prided themselves in their isolationism and neutrality in foreign affairs, but all this ended with the American intervention in Europe. Wilson may have been unrealistic in going into the war with the idea that this would be "a war to end war" "to make the world safe for democracy." Wilson had nearly the entire nation hypnotized with his lofty ideals. He said that America was not fighting for riches or territory, but rather, to shape international order in which democracy could flourish.
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Many people saw Wilson"tms idealism as the promise for a better world, so the statesmen of France and Italy were careful to keep Wilson to keep him at an arm"tms length from worshipful crowds who might try to overthrow their leaders and disturb their imperialistic plans. Wilson"tms ultimate goal was a world of parliament which would be known as the League of Nations, which many people considered to be the most unrealistic of all his goals. He was criticized as an impractical dreamer who failed to understand that the international order is, and always will be anarchic and unruly, outside the rule of law, where only military force can effectively protect the nation"tms security.
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