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nativist
a philosopher who subscribes to nativismWoodrow Wilson also appears to have been a fierce nativist, although his record in this regard appears mixed.
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paternalistic
benevolent but sometimes intrusiveAlthough Wilson publicly said he did not like the film, and even called the Ku Klux Klan "obnoxious" and "harmful", he can hardly claim total innocence; at best, he was merely a paternalistic racist who really thought his ways were best for all involved (like those types who genuinely believe that if only the government would remove itself utterly from the affairs of business, no one would go without.)
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sedition
an illegal action inciting resistance to lawful authorityHis administration pushed forward what should be the two most infamous pieces of legislation in American history: the Espionage Act of 1917 and the Sedition Act of 1918.
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saturate
infuse or fill completelyIt's not as though there weren't enough cues: in addition to being quoted repeatedly in the first major American motion picture, his Creel Committee on Public Information saturated the nation with dehumanizing propaganda against both Germans and those resistant to the war effort.
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upsurge
a sudden or abrupt strong increaseThe upsurge in racial violence during his second term, however (lynchings occurred as far north as Duluth), may well have been sanctioned by him in the minds of many Americans.
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espionage
the systematic use of spies to obtain secretsHis administration pushed forward what should be the two most infamous pieces of legislation in American history: the Espionage Act of 1917 and the Sedition Act of 1918.
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propaganda
information that is spread to promote some causeHis racially charged 'History of the American People' was quoted repeatedly in the racist propaganda film "The Birth of a Nation" (which inspired William Simmons to reestablish the Ku Klux Klan)-- which was in turn based on the book "The Clansman" by Wilson's former college classmate and close personal friend, Thomas Dixon.
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blatant
without any attempt at concealment; completely obviousIn the wake of the Irish-American backlash against this, Wilson accused Irish- and German-American groups of threatening the League of Nations and America with propaganda, saying
Equally disturbing as his racial policies were his blatant abuses of civil rights. -
prospective
of or concerned with or related to the futureHe turned away many prospective black students during his tenure, saying that their desire for education was "unwarranted."
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progressive
favoring or promoting modern or innovative ideasAccording to Lies My Teacher Told Me, by James W. Loewen, there is strong evidence that Woodrow Wilson was, as opposed to the image of the progressive idealist we are so often given, in fact a vehement white supremacist who pursued highly anti-democratic and even inhumane policies both in America and around the world.
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atmosphere
the envelope of gases surrounding any celestial bodyThe contribution of the Creel Committee to the already growing atmosphere of hatred and intolerance cannot be overstated.
Created on 十二月 10, 2009
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