1916—1917年美墨关系研究

Study of Ameica-Mexico Relations from 1916-1917

1916年1月墨西哥反政府武装比利亚的部队袭击了美国边境。同年3月15日,美军侵入墨西哥围剿比利亚,激起了墨西哥民众强烈的民族主义情绪。1917年2月在美军长期驻扎墨西哥也无法解决美墨之间问题的情况下,威尔逊总统被迫撤回了美国军队。尽管威尔逊本人是一位理想主义者,但是他在处理墨西哥问题时运用老师训斥学生的方式暴露了美国外交在理想与行动上的差距。

In January 1916, Mexican anti-government forces loyal to Villa attacked American border area. On March 15, 1916, American army invaded Mexico to hunt Villa, which aroused strong nationalism among Mexican people. In February 1917, President Wilson was forced to withdraw American army from Mexico because the long stay of US forces in Mexico helped little to solve problems that existed between the United States and Mexico. Although Woodrow Wilson was an idealist, his application of teacher-scold-student mode in dealing with Mexican affairs reflect the gap between American ideals and actions in its foreign relations.