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What action did president Woodrow Wilson take that sent a strong message to the American people his new moral diplomacy? He appointed an anti-imperialist as Secretary of State. What action did President Woodrow Wilson take that sent s strong message to American People about his new moral diplomacy?
Woodrow Wilson tried to keep America out of World War I, and succeeded in postponing U.S. entry into the war for almost three years. Credit: Image courtesy of American Memory at the Library of Congress. In August 1914, President Woodrow Wilson asked Americans to remain impartial in thought and deed toward the war that had just broken out in Europe. Wilson wanted the United States to exemplify the democratic commitment to peace, but The Great War continually challenged the nation's neutrality.