Leader of the Free World

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The Leader of the Free World is an expression used by the United States media to describe the President of the United States. It came into use during the Cold War.

[edit] During the Cold War

This U.S. vision of itself as the leader of the Free World would grow stronger in the 20th century after World War II, although rarely would it be described as "Manifest Destiny", as Woodrow Wilson had done.

The concept of the Free World was articulated by the U.S. after World War II as the superpower assumed the role of "Leader of the Free World". There was a widespread feeling in the U.S. that as "the victor" in the war, the U.S. inherited the responsibility of leading the free nations of the globe into a better world. Like most identities, the concept of "the free nations of the world" became particularly salient when faced with its perceived enemy: the Communist bloc. In effect, it extended the Monroe Doctrine to include countries not within Latin America.

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