Woodrow Wilson's Accomplishments

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Woodrow Wilson was the 28th president of the United States. Wilson ran as a democrat. His presidential term started on March 4, 1913, after he beat William Howard Taft. He was elected for two terms and his presidency ended on March 4, 1921. Woodrow Wilson was a very successful president. He has been ranked one of the most effective presidents to have ever been in office. Wilson brought many revolutionary visions to the United States of America. Woodrow Wilson accomplished many things while in office. During his first term, he passed was the Underwood Simons Act. It was passed by congress and signed by Wilson. This act was good for America. It lowered tariff rates from 40% to 25% (History.com Staff). This helped the American economy because …show more content…

World War I started July 28, 1914, while he was in office. He had a very hard decision to make. Woodrow Wilson wanted to stay out of the war as long as he could. He wanted to stay strictly neutral (History.com Staff). Wilson said, “to fight, you must be brutal and ruthless, and the spirit of ruthless brutality will enter into the very fiber of our national life," (Biography.com Editors). Wilson was stickily against war until the German submarines sunk the Lusitania. The sinking killed more than 1,000 people and 128 Americans. Wilson made an agreement with Germany. “He continued to maintain U.S. neutrality but warned Germany that any future sinkings would be viewed by America as ‘deliberately unfriendly,’” (History.com Staff). Wilson gave the Germans a one-time pass. When Wilson’s term ended in 1916, the Democrats re-nominated him. This time his he ran against Charles Evan Hughes. Wilson’s slogan, “He kept us out of war,” helped him to defeat Hughes. Most Americans wanted to stay out of the war completely. When countries are at war, the economy tends to diminish. Wilson defeated Hughes by 600,000 votes. He also won the Electoral College. Wilson won a few swing states by extremely narrow margins. Wilson is one out four elections where his home state did not vote for him. He was then re-elected as president to serve his second term (History.com

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