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{{Infobox politician|image_size=200|birth_date=December 28, 1856|birth_place=Staunton, [[Virginia]], [[United States of America|United States]]|death_date=February 3, 1924|death_place=[[Washington, D.C.]], United States|nationality=Statesian|political_line=[[Capitalism]]<br>[[Imperialism]]<br>[[White supremacy]]|political_party=[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]|image=Woodrow Wilson.png}} | <blockquote>''For the singer named Woodrow Wilson Guthrie, see [[Woody Guthrie]].''</blockquote>{{Infobox politician|image_size=200|birth_date=December 28, 1856|birth_place=Staunton, [[Virginia]], [[United States of America|United States]]|death_date=February 3, 1924|death_place=[[Washington, D.C.]], United States|nationality=Statesian|political_line=[[Capitalism]]<br>[[Imperialism]]<br>[[White supremacy]]|political_party=[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]|image=Woodrow Wilson.png}} | ||
'''Thomas Woodrow Wilson''' (December 28, 1856 – February 3, 1924) was the 28th [[President of the United States]] from 1913 to 1921. He supported [[self-determination]] for the nations of the former [[Austro-Hungarian Monarchy (1867–1918)|Austro-Hungarian]] and [[Ottoman Empire (1299–1922)|Ottoman]] empires but rejected it for the rest of the world | '''Thomas Woodrow Wilson''' (December 28, 1856 – February 3, 1924) was the 28th [[President of the United States]] from 1913 to 1921. He supported [[self-determination]] for the nations of the former [[Austro-Hungarian Monarchy (1867–1918)|Austro-Hungarian]] and [[Ottoman Empire (1299–1922)|Ottoman]] empires but rejected it for the rest of the world.<ref name=":0" /> He prevented [[Empire of Japan (1868–1947)|Japan]] from adding a racial equality clause to the [[League of Nations]] covenant, and his advisor said that [[Africa|Africans]] could not develop their societies except under foreign rule.<ref name=":02">{{Citation|author=[[Vijay Prashad]]|year=2017|title=Red Star over the Third World|chapter=Soviet Asia|page=68–69|pdf=https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipfs/bafykbzacecu7gb2ei65us6ip3r2ugcgkblneqcftbm456mb6bzvprkbqk55qm?filename=Vijay%20Prashad%20-%20Red%20Star%20Over%20the%20Third%20World-LeftWord%20Books%20%282018%29.pdf|city=New Delhi|publisher=LeftWord Books}}</ref> Domestically, he removed Black people from positions in government and academia, segregated the transit system in Washington, D.C., and screened [[Ku Klux Klan|KKK]] propaganda in the [[White House]].<ref name=":0">{{Citation|author=Stephen Gowans|year=2018|title=Patriots, Traitors and Empires: The Story of Korea’s Struggle for Freedom|chapter=The Empire of Japan|page=35–37|pdf=https://ipfs.io/ipfs/bafykbzaced4iiga4ngtxusr2civjxewbili5jne2sbpefbx2s3im2kphattzc?filename=Stephen%20Gowans%20-%20Patriots%2C%20Traitors%20and%20Empires_%20The%20Story%20of%20Korea%E2%80%99s%20Struggle%20for%20Freedom-Baraka%20Books%20%282018%29.pdf|city=Montreal|publisher=Baraka Books|isbn=9781771861427|lg=https://libgen.rs/book/index.php?md5=8435F6FF91279531705764823FDC2A7F}}</ref> | ||
== Foreign invasions == | |||
Despite his claimed support for self-determination, Wilson invaded Mexico in 1913, [[Republic of Nicaragua|Nicaragua]] in 1914, Haiti in 1915, and the Dominican Republic in 1916.<ref name=":02" /> He also attacked [[Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (1917–1991)|Russia]] during the [[Russian Civil War]].<ref name=":0" /> | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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For the singer named Woodrow Wilson Guthrie, see Woody Guthrie.
Woodrow Wilson | |
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| Born | December 28, 1856 Staunton, Virginia, United States |
| Died | February 3, 1924 Washington, D.C., United States |
| Nationality | Statesian |
| Political orientation | Capitalism Imperialism White supremacy |
| Political party | Democratic |
Thomas Woodrow Wilson (December 28, 1856 – February 3, 1924) was the 28th President of the United States from 1913 to 1921. He supported self-determination for the nations of the former Austro-Hungarian and Ottoman empires but rejected it for the rest of the world.[1] He prevented Japan from adding a racial equality clause to the League of Nations covenant, and his advisor said that Africans could not develop their societies except under foreign rule.[2] Domestically, he removed Black people from positions in government and academia, segregated the transit system in Washington, D.C., and screened KKK propaganda in the White House.[1]
Foreign invasions[edit | edit source]
Despite his claimed support for self-determination, Wilson invaded Mexico in 1913, Nicaragua in 1914, Haiti in 1915, and the Dominican Republic in 1916.[2] He also attacked Russia during the Russian Civil War.[1]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Stephen Gowans (2018). Patriots, Traitors and Empires: The Story of Korea’s Struggle for Freedom: 'The Empire of Japan' (pp. 35–37). [PDF] Montreal: Baraka Books. ISBN 9781771861427 [LG]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Vijay Prashad (2017). Red Star over the Third World: 'Soviet Asia' (pp. 68–69). [PDF] New Delhi: LeftWord Books.