Woodrow Wilson Dbq
President Woodrow Wilson
[pic] Woodrow Wilson was the 28th American president after William Howard Taft and before Warren Gamaliel Harding. Wilson was president of the United States of America from 1913 until 1921.
Woodrow Wilson was born on 28 December, 1856 as Thomas Woodrow in Staunton, Virginia. He was born to Presbyterian Minister Joseph Wilson and Janet Wilson. Both of his parents were very religious and well educated people. Wilson’s father was one of the founders of the Southern Presbyterian Church in the United States. Wilson’s earliest memory was him as a three year old, remembering a man telling him that Abraham Lincoln had won the Presidency. When Wilson was three years old, the family moved to the South during the Civil …show more content…
It was thought that Wilson might have had dyslexia or A.D.D. Wilson was educated partly at home and partly at private schools as a child. In 1870, the family moved to Columbia, South Carolina. In 1874, the family moved again to Wilmington, North Carolina. Similar to his father, Wilson admired English letters and history greatly. Also like his father, he thought William Gladstone, the British Prime Minister, to be the greatest statesman in the 19th century. Wilson took a moral and religious attitude toward society. His critical view of post-Civil War society as materialistic and ungracious agreed with that of such Southern poets as Henry Timrod. In 1879, Wilson attended law school in the University of Virginia. However, he had never graduated. His weak health determined that he had to withdraw. So he was forced to go to his house in Wilmington, North Carolina where he continued his …show more content…
Although some critics thought that the educational reforms that Wilson supported were too extreme, his social and political outlook remained largely conservative. For the most part, Wilson avoided controversies and stressed such non-controversial ideals as the need for a vital church, the spirit of learning, and other inspirational topics. Wilson was specific only on the issue of tariffs, or import taxes, which he viewed as restricting
[pic] Woodrow Wilson was the 28th American president after William Howard Taft and before Warren Gamaliel Harding. Wilson was president of the United States of America from 1913 until 1921.
Woodrow Wilson was born on 28 December, 1856 as Thomas Woodrow in Staunton, Virginia. He was born to Presbyterian Minister Joseph Wilson and Janet Wilson. Both of his parents were very religious and well educated people. Wilson’s father was one of the founders of the Southern Presbyterian Church in the United States. Wilson’s earliest memory was him as a three year old, remembering a man telling him that Abraham Lincoln had won the Presidency. When Wilson was three years old, the family moved to the South during the Civil …show more content…
It was thought that Wilson might have had dyslexia or A.D.D. Wilson was educated partly at home and partly at private schools as a child. In 1870, the family moved to Columbia, South Carolina. In 1874, the family moved again to Wilmington, North Carolina. Similar to his father, Wilson admired English letters and history greatly. Also like his father, he thought William Gladstone, the British Prime Minister, to be the greatest statesman in the 19th century. Wilson took a moral and religious attitude toward society. His critical view of post-Civil War society as materialistic and ungracious agreed with that of such Southern poets as Henry Timrod. In 1879, Wilson attended law school in the University of Virginia. However, he had never graduated. His weak health determined that he had to withdraw. So he was forced to go to his house in Wilmington, North Carolina where he continued his …show more content…
Although some critics thought that the educational reforms that Wilson supported were too extreme, his social and political outlook remained largely conservative. For the most part, Wilson avoided controversies and stressed such non-controversial ideals as the need for a vital church, the spirit of learning, and other inspirational topics. Wilson was specific only on the issue of tariffs, or import taxes, which he viewed as restricting