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Introduction : Woodrow Wilson's neutrality -- Woodrow Wilson and his advisers -- Isolation and neutrality -- Interpretations -- German submarines and the long-distance blockade -- The Lusitania -- The maritime blockade and submarine warfare : a balance sheet -- The House-Grey memorandum -- The "great utterance" -- Woodrow Wilson's war address

It is contended that the Woodrow Wilson administration's foreign policy toward Mexico exhibit the principal features of Wilson's "New Diplomacy." Historical developments in US-Mexico diplomacy during the William H. Taft administration are reviewed to understand the context within which Wilson's novel diplomatic approach blossomed. It is contended that Wilson's initial calls for regional governments' prioritization of human rights & opposition to the Victoriano Huerta government in Mexico should not be interpreted as the initial steps of his new diplomatic approach. Moreover, it is stated that Wilson's eventual support for Mexico's self-determination, excluding a Mexico governed by Huerta, was the product of political necessity; specifically, it is demonstrated that the Wilson administration's policy of non-involvement had jeopardized its legitimacy. Even though the outbreak of WWI reduced Wilson's attention to US-Mexico relations, it is stated that Europe's concentration on the war provided the Wilson administration with the opportunity to craft a more aggressive & demanding Mexican foreign policy. It is concluded that Wilson's Mexican foreign policy ultimately supported Mexican self-determination but reserved the right to intervene in Mexican democratic processes. J. W. Parker