Woodrow Wilson's Contribution To The University Of Washington
Woodrow Wilson was born December 28, 1856 in Virginia and died February 3, 1924 in Washington, D.C. He married Ellen Louise Azson. She passed away and later he married Edith Galt. He had 3 children. He was the 28th President.
His father was a preacher in Georgia, Virginia and North Carolina. He Had a hard time in school because he was dyslexia. Through hard work he became a good scholar and got a degree in history. He attended several universities. He went to the University of Virginia and studied law. In 1882 he passed the bar exam. After a short time of practicing law he decided he did not like it.
Woodrow Wilson returned to Princeton University in Virginia and he became a political science professor. He taught at Princeton for
15 years and was president of the university for 8 years.
He was very interested in government and had many ideas as how it should work. He went into politics and he became governor of New Jersey in 1911. He was well liked and popular when he was governor of New Jersey.
In 1913 Woodrow Wilson was elected president of the United States. He immediately implemented some of his ideas he thought would work. He started the Federal Reserve System and we still use it. He started the Federal Trade Commission which keeps business practices fair for everyone. He started a graduated tax system that we still use.
Woodrow Wilson was president for 1 year when World War I started in Europe. He hated wars because of his growing up in the South when the Civil War was going on. He did not want the United States to get into World War I. He kept the country out of the war through his first term.
When Woodrow Wilson was elected for his second term Germany started sinking U.S. Ships that were headed for Britain. He had no choice but to go to war with Germany. Woodrow Wilson said World War I was the “war to end all wars.”
World War I ended on November 16, 1918. He had a lot of influence on drawing up the treaty. The League of Nations was his idea. A group of countries made up the League of Nations and their duty was to try to keep everything peaceful around the world.
In 1919 Woodrow Wilson won the Nobel Peace Prize because of his involvement in the League of Nations.
His father was a preacher in Georgia, Virginia and North Carolina. He Had a hard time in school because he was dyslexia. Through hard work he became a good scholar and got a degree in history. He attended several universities. He went to the University of Virginia and studied law. In 1882 he passed the bar exam. After a short time of practicing law he decided he did not like it.
Woodrow Wilson returned to Princeton University in Virginia and he became a political science professor. He taught at Princeton for
15 years and was president of the university for 8 years.
He was very interested in government and had many ideas as how it should work. He went into politics and he became governor of New Jersey in 1911. He was well liked and popular when he was governor of New Jersey.
In 1913 Woodrow Wilson was elected president of the United States. He immediately implemented some of his ideas he thought would work. He started the Federal Reserve System and we still use it. He started the Federal Trade Commission which keeps business practices fair for everyone. He started a graduated tax system that we still use.
Woodrow Wilson was president for 1 year when World War I started in Europe. He hated wars because of his growing up in the South when the Civil War was going on. He did not want the United States to get into World War I. He kept the country out of the war through his first term.
When Woodrow Wilson was elected for his second term Germany started sinking U.S. Ships that were headed for Britain. He had no choice but to go to war with Germany. Woodrow Wilson said World War I was the “war to end all wars.”
World War I ended on November 16, 1918. He had a lot of influence on drawing up the treaty. The League of Nations was his idea. A group of countries made up the League of Nations and their duty was to try to keep everything peaceful around the world.
In 1919 Woodrow Wilson won the Nobel Peace Prize because of his involvement in the League of Nations.