Wilson’s words launched an atmosphere of intense optimism and hope amongst marginalised peoples in all corners of the globe and Erez Manela claims that by December 1918, shortly before the Paris Peace Conference, Wilson was ‘a man of almost transcendent significance’. Wilson’s rhetoric certainly had an impact in Asian nations, including India, where he was hailed as ‘The Modern Apostle of Freedom’ by Indian nationalist press Ganesh, and in China, where President Wilson’s words were viewed as a crucial opportunity to improve China’s situation domestically and internationally. According to Manela, many in Asia had faith that Wilson could and did intend to form a new international order, reducing the gap between the ‘East’ and the ‘West’. Likewise, in Egypt, Wilson’s self-determination advocation led to hopes that Egypt may be freed from British control and would be afforded the opportunity to rule itself. Sarah Claire Dunstan’s work also indicates that Wilson’s rhetoric had an impact on marginalised groups within the US, such as African Americans. Members of disenfranchised groups like the African American community were enthusiastic and some members, like peoples in various colonised nations, felt an opportunity had arisen to forward their own case for self-determination.