For Koreans, America's President Wilson is regarded as the most important figure in the world and Korean history. I don't know how he's rated by Americans, but I'll tell you my opinion.
The European Empire's ambitions and desires to gain colonies broke out World War I, and massacre, looting, destruction, arson, and rape in Europe. Americans despised Europeans' savage and ugly wars. So, Americans insisted that Americans should not participate in the ugly wars in Europe. Thus, the United States maintains isolationism that does not participate in the European War. However, with the British plea, the United States entered the European War, the German Empire was defeated, and the Allies won. Europe was ruined by World War I, and the United States became the world's strongest country. In particular, the British collapsed in debt to the United States.
Americans were shocked by the brutality of the European Empires during the war. So, the President of the United States, Wilson, < a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodrow_Wilson " target " _blank "> told Europe. "The war broke out when Europe was greedy to occupy the colony."
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If Europe liberates its colonies, war will not begin again in Europe.!" "Europe must liberate foreign colonies !" Wilson called for national self-determination wikipedia to liberate European colonies. However, Europe and Japan ignored Wilson's claim and rather suppressed the colonial independence movement.
After hearing Wilson's claim, Koreans campaigned for independence against Japan on March 1, 1919, wikipedia but failed. Koreans believed that the United States would support Korea's independence, but it failed because there was no US support.
Wilson's claims were ignored by Europe and Japan, and Americans were disappointed by Europe's arrogance and desire. So, the United States went back to isolationism. However, the United States is trying to liberate the Philippines according to national self-determination.
Koreans who saw the United States' actions to liberate the Philippines believed that they could achieve Korean independence with the help of the United States. So, Koreans went to the United States and asked to support Korea's independence. Koreans believed that if the US ruled the world, the colonial order of Europe would collapse and the colonies would be liberated.
In particular, Korean Christians believed that the war between Christian Empire the United States of America and the idol state Japan was a must. Just as Jesus liberated Israel from a Roman colony, the United States would liberate Korea from a Japanese colony. So, modern Korean Christians consider Wilson a great prophet of America.