internationalist

(noun)

A political principle which advocates a greater political or economic cooperation among nations and peoples.

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(noun)

One who advocates a greater economic and political cooperation among nations for the theoretical benefit of all. Partisans of this movement, such as supporters of the World Federalist Movement, claim that nations should cooperate because their long-term mutual interests are of greater value than their individual short term needs.

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Examples of internationalist in the following topics:

  • The Truman Presidency

    • The Truman presidency was characterized by an internationalist foreign policy, the Cold War, and domestic unrest.
    • Truman's presidency was a turning point in foreign affairs, as the United States engaged in an internationalist foreign policy and renounced isolationism.

  • Korea, Communism, and the 1952 Election

    • The Republican Party saw a contest between the internationalist and isolationist perspectives.

  • Modern Republicanism

    • In 1952, a small group of Republicans drafted an internationalist allied with Thomas Dewey as a GOP candidate in order to challenge Robert A.

  • Peacetime Politics

    • As a Wilsonian internationalist, Truman strongly supported the creation of the United Nations, and included Eleanor Roosevelt on the delegation to the UN's first General Assembly.

  • The Roosevelt Administration

    • In opposition to still strong isolationist sentiments at home, Roosevelt held more internationalist views.

  • The Election of 1932

    • He also signaled a more internationalist attitude than most of his isolationist predecessors.

  • Conclusion: Truman and the Beginning of the Cold War

    • As a Wilsonian internationalist, President Harry S.