28.+Woodrow+Wilson

__**WOODROW WILSON**__

__**FACTS**__
 * PRESIDENT:** #28
 * TERM:** 1913-1921
 * PARTY:** Democrat
 * BORN:** 1856 in Virginia
 * DIED:** 1924

 __**LIFE BEFORE BEING PRESIDENT**__ Woodrow Wilson was born in Virginia in 1856. He graduated from Princeton and the University of Virginia Law School and then earned his doctorate at Johns Hopkins University. He rapidly advanced as a conservative young progessor of political science and became president of Princeton in 1902. His national reputation kept growing and it got the attention of the Democrats. The Democrats saw that he had potential of being president and persued him to run for governor of New Jersy in 1910.

__**PRECIDENCY**__  Wilson was nominated for President at the 1912 Democratic Convention. He campaigned on a program called the New Freedom, which stressed individualism and the states' rights. Wilson recieved only 42 percent of the popular vote but an overwhelming electoral vote in the three way election. As President he was part of three mafor pieces of legislation: a lower tariff, the Underwood Act, and a Federal Income Tax. He then won the re election in 1916. Wilson did not want to remain neutral in the World War so he asked Congress to declare war on Germany in April 2, 1917.He enunciated the Fourteen Points to Congress in January 1918 after the war had tipped in favor of the Allies. After the Germans signed the Armistice in November 1918, Wilson went to Paris to try to make peace. He later presented the Versailles Treaty to the Senate but failed. Wilson then died in 1924 after being President for two terms.

__**SUMMARY**__ Woodrow Wilson was nominated to become President because it was obvious that he would be a very good one. He made a lower tariff, he provided the Nation with elastic money supply when it really needed it, and he remained neutral in the war for some time. He also won the re election and served two terms as President, proving that he should be considered as one of the best Presidents the United States has ever had.

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