Woodrow Wilson and WWI
When people think of the First World War, they think of Woodrow Wilson and his decision to enter the war. However, some scholars argue that it was not Wilson's decision but his cabinet's decision to actually enter WWI.

Examined here will be both primary and secondary sources addressing Wilson and the war, which will provide information as to the decision he made and what was really behind it (i.e. was he going by the advice of his cabinet, or did he, personally, decide that entering WWI was the best option for the United States at that time in history. Wilson was in office from 1913 to 1921. He was a historian as well as dabbling in political science, and his thoughts on ruling the country and doing it correctly were very serious. He also created a lot of legislation during his first presidential term, including the Federal eserve….

" Those who violated the law were imprisoned or fined, and "...even mainstream publications were censored or banned," if they had the audacity to challenge the government on the war effort.
hy was ilson, in the end, defeated by democracy? ilson tried very hard to get his League of Nations proposal passed, and toured the country from coast to coast in a train when he was desperately ill to drum up support. And ilson worked so hard in Paris at the 1919 peace conference that a reporter covering his movements, Ray Stannard Baker (whose article is quoted in www.woodrowwilson.org, the presidential library), wrote: "Once, as is well-known, he broke down entirely and was ill in bed for several days at a very critical moment in the peace conference. Yet such was his power of self-discipline...that he recuperated swiftly, and each morning seemed as full of energy and as eager to go….

oodrow ilson and the Great ar
Before ar broke out in Europe in 1914, The United States practiced a foreign policy of non-involvement and isolationism. The decision by President ilson to enter into the war was therefore a difficult one. In a speech he made to Congress upon formally entering the war in 1917, the President stated, "I have called the Congress into extraordinary session because there are serious, very serious, choices of policy to be made, and made immediately, which it was neither right nor constitutionally permissible that I should assume the responsibility of making." ilson's decision to enter into war came about directly as a result of the German's unrestrained submarine warfare tactics; in spite of agreements to the contrary, Germany continued to attack British merchant submarine ships. ith the growing support of the American people, ilson declared war on Germany in April of 1917 and on Austria-Hungary in….

oodrow ilson
ilson's idealism was the progenitor of the modern human rights movement

President ilson delivered a speech to the Pan American Union in December, 1913

the Monroe Doctrine was "unfolding into a new doctrine -- the ilson Doctrine of Pan Americanism" (Brooks, et al., 2007).

ilson said his proposal was based "…upon the principles of absolute political equality among states, equality of right, not equality of indulgence" (Brooks)

But to ward off the expansion of Soviet communism the U.S. supported dictators

was willing to "support violent dictators with a record of human rights abuses as long as they declared themselves anticommunist" (Galvan, 2012)

THREE: The U.S. trained forces for military dictators

As a way to preserve "U.S. hegemony" in the 20th century the U.S. trained and provided funding for "friendly dictators" in the 1930s and military dictatorships in the 1970s, all in the name of destabilizing "every left-leaning regime in Latin America" (Livingstone, 2003).

FOUR: President Carter tried….

This assumed the rest of his presidency, as managing the war was one of the largest undertakings of the American Presidency. Wilson found the country ill-prepared for war, and he spent a lot of time and effort mobilizing the forces quickly in order to assist allies. Since it was an allied effort, Wilson worked closely with Great Britain and France to work out attack plans and especially naval movements (Marshall, 1982).
He continued to rally for peace even while the United States was immersed in the war. In 1918 he went to Paris as the head of the American commission for negotiating a peace in Europe. He was well-received but the allies did not feel they could pull out of the war. Near the end of his term, Wilson suffered a stroke and discontinued any foreign travel, curtailing much of his presidential duties as well (Lorant, 1968).

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Lorant, S. (1968). The….

Woodrow Wilson and Human Rights
The issue of human rights is to this day one of the most important aspects of international law and often seen as the cornerstone of international cooperation and the basis of legal adjustments on a constant basis However, despite the fact that this issue is on the front pages of most newspapers almost on a daily basis nowadays, the human rights movement traces its roots to the beginning of the 20th century, in Woodrow Wilson's idealism and its promotion of equality among states as a matter of right and an issue of international law To this day, elements of the Monroe Doctrine are present in the foreign policy approach of the United States, from the Cold War approaches to the Obama reactions to the Arab Spring

The Monroe Doctrine was not a very effective or pivotal document in the history of the American continents The United States,….

speech in history, oodrow ilson gave his now famous Fourteen Points Speech on January 8, 1918. In this speech he outlined fourteen elements he felt were integral for a lasting peace. These elements were meant to establish ethical aims for America's participation in the arduous orld ar I. In writing the speech, ilson hoped to encourage the end of hostilities between Central powers. "The Fourteen Points in the speech were based on the research of the "Inquiry," a team of about 150 advisers led by Colonel Edward M. House, ilson's foreign policy advisor, into the topics likely to arise in the anticipated peace conference." (Newworldencyclopedia.org) hile there was an initial failure on the plan, there was a notable impact from ilson's actions.
Instead of peace talks, there was intensification of effort on Germany's part in the European western front. hile this was alarming, after ten months, the world witnessed the….

Roosevelt believed in an independent presidency and thought this was best for the American people. Milkis notes that Roosevelt was strongly influenced by ilson and his procedures. Roosevelt shard his vision but he was also more concerned with "practical rather than theoretical considerations" (482). Roosevelt had a vision to establish a "personal party" (484) and Milkis claims that this was an attempt to alter the character of constitutional government in America. Roosevelt won the presidency in 1932 with the pledge "to increase government spending to restore purchasing power" (Noble 1071). e know this as the New Deal and this deal had many government spending programs because it acknowledges many "economic truths as self-evident" (Chodorow 919). For example, Roosevelt believed that individuals had the right to earn enough money to provide for their family, and every family had the right to live in a decent home. These rights were significant….

To whom their respective representatives were politically beholden domestically (Goldfield, Abbott, & Argersinger, 2004). By the time of the Conference, Wilson had himself already violated two of his own Fourteen Points by acceding to Britain's demands that contradicted Wilson's proposal for unrestricted international rights to the seas and by sending U.S. troops to ussia in connection with support for the anti-Communists instead of respecting ussia's right to self-determination (Goldfield, Abbott, & Argersinger, 2004).
Domestic Political Opposition Faced by Wilson

Domestically, Wilson encountered the greatest resistance to his proposed solution and his vision of a lasting peace in Europe during Treaty of Versailles in connection with the inclusion of the U.S. In the League of Nations (Goldfield, Abbott, & Argersinger, 2004). In Congress, Henry Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts led the epublican eservationists and championed the political opposition to Senate ratification. Together with another group of epublican representatives, the Irreconcilables, they proposed specific….

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The United States during the First orld ar

The First orld ar had a strong effect on society in the 1910s as people had trouble understanding who was right in fighting this conflict and if the respective power needed support in its endeavor. The condition of the U.S. is particularly interesting when considering its initial position in regard to the war, considering that the country focused on remaining neutral for the largest part of the conflict. Even though it does not rival the Second orld ar when considering the number of victims and its overall gravity, the First orld ar plays an essential part in the history of humanity because of the set of reforms that it triggered around the world. Although many….

Progressivism
Theodore oosevelt and Woodrow Wilson on Progressivism and eform in 20th century America

As the United States entered the 20th century, American society had witnessed significant changes in the implementation of regulations and reforms in the business and government sectors. Legislation regulating business companies and corporations' activities have been formulated and implemented in the period more popularly known as the period of progressivism. Progressivism is a program introduced by the government which sanctions and attempts to formulate solutions that aim to prevent the detrimental effects of urbanization and industrialization in American society. During this period, two American presidents became known for their active participation in inducing progressivism and reform in the country: Theodore oosevelt and Woodrow Wilson.

This paper presents a comparative analysis of the reforms imposed by oosevelt and Wilson during the period of progressivism. This paper argues that between oosevelt and Wilson, it is the former which have produced significant….

Peacemaking aims of President Woodrow Wilson and Prime Minister Georges Clemenceau differed, although both ultimately wanted a peaceful resolution to mark the end of the Great War. Wilson advocated a comprehensive Fourteen Point plan, which advocated for a diplomatic end of the conflicts that had led to and perpetuated the wartime conflict in the post-Ottoman world. Wilson emphasized free trade and national sovereignty as key points. His approach to peacemaking was less punitive and more proactive, at least on paper, than that of Clemenceau and even David Lloyd George. Clemenceau hoped for a more heavy-handed response to the German's behavior during World War One. France had suffered tremendous economic blows. Wilson's declaration of reverting the Alsace-Lorraine to France was not believed to be sufficient from Clemenceau's perspective. Clemenceau wanted to severely debilitate, even decapitate Germany. Wilson had hopes for a future in which European powers could be balanced politically.
The differences….

Present day international affairs are done to a level much greater than ilson wanted them to, making it especially intriguing for him to examine them and to cooperate with a professional team in looking over the world's problems and finding solutions to them. Although ilson supported the concept of intervening in the affairs of other countries when democracy seemed to be threatened in these territories, he also supported the theory of self-governing, insisting that each country should be allowed to govern itself as it wishes, with international intervention being limited to preserving freedom, instead of forcing people to act against their will.

oodrow ilson's plans to see an international committee preserving peace failed to the highest degree during the years in which the League of Nations functioned. Not only did the organization fail in preserving peace, but in some cases it actually expressed indifference to conditions involving an oppressing country and….

New Nationalism vs. New FreedomCompare and contrast Theodore Roosevelts New Nationalism to Woodrow Wilsons New Freedom. What happened to the New Freedom once Wilson was in office?In the early 20th century, the United States was undergoing a period of unprecedented change. Industry was booming, and the country was becoming increasingly urbanized. In this climate of transformation, two prominent politicians emerged with very different visions for the future of the nation. Theodore Roosevelt, a Republican, championed what he called the New Nationalism. This philosophy focused on the role of the federal government in eliminating monopolies. Roosevelt was staunchly opposed to unfair dealings in business, and he wanted to bust the trusts. On the other hand, Woodrow Wilson, a Democrat, campaigned on a platform of New Freedom in 1912 and wanted to be seen as more friendly to big business and workers both. He wanted to regulate industries through federal agencies rather….

She hid the severity of ilson's condition from the public, controlling access to him to everyone except herself and his doctors for a time (Thurston). However, historical evidence suggests that ilson was incredibly weakened by the stroke. Even controlling what reached him and what did not gave her a considerable amount of power. Her actions were barely within the confines of acceptability at the time. It is not surprising that many saw her as "President" at the time.
Historians debate whether to call her the first woman president, or whether, as she stated, she was only acting as ilson's help mate at the time. Certainly, in the context of her time period, she was acting as no women had ever dared in the past. Instead of going to the President's advisors and asking them for advice, she took on the role herself, essentially snubbing their authority as males. She did….