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28. Woodrow Wilson

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Woodrow Wilson, born in Virginia in 1856, was the twenty-eighth President of the United States (1913 to 1921). The Democrat had previously been a university professor and president of Princeton University. His term is inseparable from the First World War: in 1917 he led the USA into the war, which was decided in favour of the Allies. Afterwards Wilson campaigned with his "Fourteen Points" for a just peace order and the founding of the League of Nations: the forerunner of the UN. For this he received the Nobel Peace Prize. Of all bodies, the US Senate rejected membership, however. Domestically Wilson created the Federal Reserve central bank. He died in 1924. Good to know: Before politics Woodrow Wilson was a university professor and president of Princeton: a scholar in the White House. Wilson's term was entirely shaped by the First World War and its aftermath. Wilson long kept the USA out of the war, but in 1917 led it into the First World War: โ€žto make the world safe for democracyโ€œ. Wilson was the driving force behind the League of Nations: yet the US Senate itself refused to join.

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Which number president was Wilson?

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28th

Took office in 1913.

๐Ÿ’ก Did you know? Before politics Woodrow Wilson was a university professor and president of Princeton: a scholar in the White House.

When was Wilson president?

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1913 to 1921

Two terms.

๐Ÿ’ก Did you know? Wilson's term was entirely shaped by the First World War and its aftermath.

Which war defined Wilson's term?

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First World War

The USA entered in 1917.

๐Ÿ’ก Did you know? Wilson long kept the USA out of the war, but in 1917 led it into the First World War: โ€žto make the world safe for democracyโ€œ.

What did Wilson champion after the war?

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League of Nations

Forerunner of the UN.

๐Ÿ’ก Did you know? Wilson was the driving force behind the League of Nations: yet the US Senate itself refused to join.

Which award did Wilson receive?

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Nobel Peace Prize

For his peace efforts.

๐Ÿ’ก Did you know? For his peace efforts and the League of Nations, Wilson received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1919.

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