WWI President Woodrow Wilson

 President Woodrow Wilson

The 28^th President in American history is Woodrow Wilson. His presidency lasted between the years of 1856 until 1924. Wilson was the president of the University of Princeton and later became the governor of the state of New Jersey. Wilson was entirely in favor of the Progressive Movements and argued that America should have a strong central government. Wilson also fought for anti-trust legislation and labor rights. During his presidency, he ratified an important legislation on trust and labor rights and multiple other issues as well. Upon the time for re-election in 1916, he pledged winning to keep the United States from entering into the war. The foreign policies of his were noted for its testament to ensure support and help for others; declared his Fourteen Points. From this, came his account of goals that envisioned international structure after the World War ended. But, this entirely failed. Although, in retrospect, it did capture the clearest expressions of American values. Unfortunately, during his presidency, President Wilson suffered from severe strokes during his second term and died in 1924.

Disregarding his pledge to avoid involvement in the war, Woodrow Wilson wasn’t hesitant to declare war on Germany after their use of submarine warfare. Wilson was almost entirely disinterested in the topic of military and war policies, but yet organized the economy so that American soldiers would be supported during their war efforts. As the war came to an end, Wilson became the first American president to leave the United States and to negotiate the Treaty of Versailles, which would ultimately end the war. The Fourteen Points advocating for democratic rights and human rights were not to be adopted in the treaty, for France and Britain sought punishment for Germany. However, from Wilson’s Fourteen Points, came the creation of the League of Nations. The treaty ironically was never approved by the United States Senate and never actually joined the League of Nations.