Lesson Six: Imposing Liberalism
Completion requirements
3. Lesson 4.6.2 Imposing Liberalism in Other Countries
Countries such as the United States have imposed their foreign policies on governments of other countries by trying to develop liberal ideologies within those countries.
 © Lexy Sinnott/shutterstock |
 © Cpl. Pete Thibodeau, U.S. Department of Defense |
|---|
 |
Can one political ideology work for everybody? Can liberalism be an ideology that can work for all people in the world? Imposing liberal ideology around the world is complex because any ideology must be able to adapt to the culture, history, and ways of the people. |
|---|
Self-Interest and Humanitarianism
A country may try to impose liberal ideology on people in another country for two reasons: self-interest and humanitarianism.
