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Wilson was an anti-imperialist, and his Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan was an even stronger anti-imperialist. Despite being “moral,” his presidency resulted in more military interventions than any other president (Foner 732). For example, in 1915 Wilson sent troops to occupy Haiti, in 1916 he established a military government in the Dominican Republic. His biggest problem was Mexico which had been going through revolutions for years. When civil war broke out after Victoriano's assassination of Madero, Huerta Wilson sent troops to Veracruz to prevent the arrival of weapons. The locals were not happy and fought with the Americans. When the war ended, he ordered 10,000 soldiers in northern Mexico to capture Pancho Villa, but failed. On April 2 Wilson asked Congress to formally declare war on Germany and this began the American war effort, when the war ended Wilson also had his 14 points which