The conservatives believe that conservatism can make them be closer to God and the truth which makes them have better decisions. It puts them to a higher plane to focus on the spiritual rather than materials things that are set by the world.
the main goal of removing German troops from occupied lands was to restore dignity and independence to those countries. President Wilson believed that the United States should take a lead in providing leadership at the end of the war in order to provide peace.
Many great European powers had been exploiting China's weak economic system to enforce their own trade regulations for years. The United States simply wanted to join the fray, so the Open Door notes were sent to the European powers basically stating, "Hey, you guys can't own all of China, make sure that all countries get to trade equally with them."
Just as a side note, the Open Door policy with China was extremely hypocritical for the United States, as the Monroe Doctrine of 1823 basically stated that none of the European powers could interfere with the Western Hemisphere... While no one was allowed to touch the Americas, the United States was apparently allowed to mess with the rest of the world.
Thank you so much for your question. I am happy that i can help you with that. So according to the video, one of the strengths of the articles of confederation as it gave congress the ability to deal with the foreign affairs and authority to declare war.