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| − | '''New world order'' is a phrase originally coined after the [[World War I|Great War]] to describe [[Woodrow Wilson]]'s strategy during the formation of the [[League of Nations]]. It was meant to imply that the international political climate that existed before the [[war]] had to be changed by adopting a compact of collective [[security]] and emphasizing the right to [[self-determination]] and [[democracy]]. However, when the [[United States]] rejected membership of the League, the term became discredited. | + | '''New world order''' is a phrase originally coined after the [[World War I|Great War]] to describe [[Woodrow Wilson]]'s strategy during the formation of the [[League of Nations]]. It was meant to imply that the international political climate that existed before the [[war]] had to be changed by adopting a compact of collective [[security]] and emphasizing the right to [[self-determination]] and [[democracy]]. However, when the [[United States]] rejected membership of the League, the term became discredited. |
Since then the term has been applied (sometimes retroactively) to pivotal changes in international affairs, such as the end of [[World War II]] or the end of the [[Cold War]]. | Since then the term has been applied (sometimes retroactively) to pivotal changes in international affairs, such as the end of [[World War II]] or the end of the [[Cold War]]. | ||
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Revision as of 19:52, September 24, 2008
New world order is a phrase originally coined after the Great War to describe Woodrow Wilson's strategy during the formation of the League of Nations. It was meant to imply that the international political climate that existed before the war had to be changed by adopting a compact of collective security and emphasizing the right to self-determination and democracy. However, when the United States rejected membership of the League, the term became discredited.
Since then the term has been applied (sometimes retroactively) to pivotal changes in international affairs, such as the end of World War II or the end of the Cold War.
