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As president, Wilson changed the nation's economic policies and led the United States into World War I. He was the leading architect of the League of Nations, and his stance on foreign policy came to be known as Wilsonianism. Born in Staunton, Virginia, Wilson grew up in the Southern United States during the American Civil War and ...
U.S. President Woodrow Wilson in a 1918 portrait The Fourteen Points was a statement of principles for peace that was to be used for peace negotiations in order to end World War I . The principles were outlined in a January 8, 1918 speech on war aims and peace terms to the United States Congress by President Woodrow Wilson .
In the speech, the President stressed the importance of finding careers for the returning veterans of World War 1. Also he used the address to note that the position of America on the global stage had drastically changed as a result of World War 1. He declared that America was now the greatest economic power in the world.
The 1917 State of the Union Address was given by Woodrow Wilson, the 28th president of the United States on Tuesday, December 4, 1917, during his turbulent second term.He spoke in the United States House of Representatives chamber, in the United States Capitol.
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Wilsonianism, or Wilsonian idealism, is a certain type of foreign policy advice.The term comes from the ideas and proposals of United States President Woodrow Wilson.He issued his famous Fourteen Points in January 1918 as a basis for ending World War I and promoting world peace.
50 inspirational quotes from U.S. presidents "In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is ...
President Woodrow Wilson in 1919 President Woodrow Wilson asking Congress to declare war on Germany on April 2, 1917.. On April 2, 1917, President Woodrow Wilson asked Congress to declare war on the German Empire (but, for the moment, not against Germany's allies) in a speech whose transcript [1] reads in part: