The hegemonism doctrine is the belief that every American action on the international stage must be examined under suspicion of evil intent. The Hegemonism Doctrine began in the 1950's during the Korean War and reached its zenith in the 1970's during the Vietnam War. Although this doctrine remained unnamed during the next 30 years it slowly became the standard doctrine to look upon world events by the western world's media and academia. The extent of the grip that Hegemonism had taken hold of the United states could not be totally seen until the 1990 and the Gulf War where protests held signs declaring American intervention evil "No Blood for oil" as the USA attempted to defend the small country of Kuwait from an aggressive and surprise attack from its much larger northern neighbor Iraq. But it wasn't until Jan 5th, 2007 that the Hegemonism doctrine was named in an article published on RealClearPolitics.com in response to the new rise in Hegemonism that sprung from the US invasion of Iraq in 2003.
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2007/01/breaking_the_hold_of_hegemonis.html
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