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    On April 2‚ 1917‚ President Woodrow Wilson declared war. In previous years to this declaration‚ Wilson advocated neutrality. In his reelection of 1917‚ the people who stood with him promoted his presidential candidacy by claiming “He kept us out of war.” Although‚ Wilson didn’t use this in his own campaign because he knew that entering the First World War would be inevitable. Subsequently‚ the United States sent the first American Military Force to fight in the European War when German policy of

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    Compare and Contrast of the Presidency of Woodrow Wilson and Theodore Roosevelt By HIS 204 American History since 1865 Instructor: Kathleen Scarpena November 25‚ 2013 Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson are two of America’s most celebrated presidents during the 20th century. Theodore Roosevelt who was a Republican had a military background and created the American conservation movement. Theodore Roosevelt was also once shot by an would be assassin and still managed to give his speech

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    document‚ the main key person is President Thomas Woodrow Wilson. At the start of the Great War in 1914‚ Woodrow Wilson did not want to get involved with the war in Europe. When the war broke out‚ President Wilson gave a speech to Congress on August 19‚ 1914‚ and in his speech he said “The United States must be neutral in fact as well as in name during these days that are to try men’s souls” (Harkins 96). He was against going to war. President Wilson wanted to have the United States remain neutral and

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    Woodrow Wilson helped to win the First World War; he lost the peace back in America. Wilson claimed that he was a pacifist and that America would not fight the war that raged with a bloody vengeance in Europe. Wilson insisted that America must stay neutral publicly‚ but behind closed doors‚ he sought out ways to support Great Britain and France through the means of financial support. While the majority of Americans were pleased with being neutral‚ many immigrants from German and Europe were wanted

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    HISTORY 2020 FIRST TAKE HOME EXAM You may use only class notes‚ your weekly outlines‚ and your text book. Nothing will be accepted from the Internet‚ or any other source. YOU MUST EMPHASIZE CLASS NOTES AND OUTLINES! You may use your book‚ but your answers will not be correct if you do not provide responses which reflect the class lectures/discussions. YOU MUST DO YOUR OWN WORK! You are not to discuss‚ or work on the exam‚ with anyone else. All writing must be your own. YOU WILL NOT SHARE

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    Chapter 23 From Roosevelt to Wilson in the Age of Progressivism The Republicans Split The Republicans were disappointed in Taft‚ the predecessor of Roosevelt. The conservative and progressive sides of the Republican Party split. Taft could not keep up with Theodore Roosevelt’s policies. The election of 1912 was going to be a very exciting election with Taft‚ Roosevelt‚ and Wilson running. People were wondering about the evolution of social and economic effects on countryside industrial

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    Woodrow Wilson was the President of the United States during the 20th century. During this time‚ many nations were going to war with each other. Wilson’s job as a president was to protect his country from harm. He always advocated for peace and neutrality and didn’t want to get the US involved in this mess. Little did he know‚ Wilson had a huge decision to make during his time as president. To go to war? or stay Neutral and quiet? There are many factors leading up to Wilson’s call for action and

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    With the status of the country’s belligerency heavily in question‚ an apprehensive President Woodrow Wilson prepared to request from an unmotivated and unprepared country a declaration of war against Germany. After exerting every attempt possible to retain the peace and honor of the United States‚ the President was finally forced to choose between the two‚ in which he opted for the latter (Seymour 26). As he sat down to compose his congressional address proposing war‚ the uncertainty of his decision

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    Was Woodrow Wilson responsible for the failure of the United States to join the League of Nations? ​John M. Cooper‚ Jr. bases his opinion that Wilson was responsible for the failure of America joining the League because of his illness that happened during his speaking tour in 1919. Many factors went into why Wilson chose to do act the way he did and Cooper makes sure to explain them all. The first factor mentioned was that Wilson was ahead of his time and this was directed towards him and his personal

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    In 1916‚ Woodrow Wilson became the first democrat president to win a second consecutive term since Andrew Jackson. Wilson won the election by vowing to remain neutral in the Great War. He himself‚ in his first term‚ said “America was too proud to fight.” The Great War was mainly between Germany and their allies‚ and Russia and their allies. The two countries had long simmering national rivalries and complex ethnic conflicts but‚ the war erupted when a Serbian nationalist murdered the heir to the

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