Woodrow Wilson promoted self-determination for the people of each nation.
Why did Woodrow Wilson Promote the Concept of "Self-Determination"? (Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs)
The principle of “self-determination” at the Paris Peace Conference
Wilson never gave a clear definition of “the principle of self-determination”. It is certain that in a speech he wrote, but one he never delivered, in which he intended to persuade the American people to support the Paris peace accords, he affirmed: “What we are saying now is that all these peoples have the right to live their own lives, led by governments that they can choose for themselves. This is the American principle”.
The execution may have had its problems (Did the Croats really want to be in Yugoslavia with the Serbs? How about the Slovaks and the Czechs? Africa?), but it was meant to encourage freedom from imperialism. It was something America stood for.
Today, reading about Trump's plan for Gaza, I understood he buries Wilson's ideal.
Trump wants Palestinians out of Gaza. Here are Egypt's plans to keep them there
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