Brian Wilson

World War I"). President Wilson expressed America 's main moral incentive in his War Message to Congress where he argued that "The world must be made safe for democracy. Its peace must be planted upon the tested foundations of political liberty," and that in order to do that America must enter the war (Kelly, Martin). This goal was also displayed in Wilson 's 14 Points that emphasized self-determination and was against governments that were forced onto the people. During Wilson 's second term,…

to emerging global power, one man in particular actively took part in the transformation of his nation. Woodrow Wilson, who had once seen the Confederacy’s President Jefferson Davis carried off in chains, lived with America’s collective memory of the devastating Civil War it had just experienced, while anticipating the nation’s growing influence throughout the world. Whether or not Wilson was responsible for the failures of his 14 points proposal domestically or internationally, the political…

Progressive Era had instilled a healthy dose of positive liberty into American domestic policy, resulting in many important educational, labor, and economic reforms that continue to affect American legislature today. But following WWI, President Woodrow Wilson took the concept of positive liberty to an even more influential level by proposing a new approach to foreign policy that essentially advocated for internationalism. In doing so, he was challenging the American tradition of isolationism…

In the midst of war, at a time when there was little to no peace in the world the United States’ leader President Woodrow Wilson gave a speech. This speech set up the peace treaty that would later end the war and inspire the idea for the United Nations. The “14 Points” Speech by Wilson stated the change that need occur in the world for a better and more prosperous future. These 14 points described and provided the solution to happier nations and better relations as a whole around the World. This…

The United States’ decision to enter World War I was initially met with negative public opinion. The sheer diversity of the U.S. population made it impossible to support the effort. President Woodrow Wilson, who also wanted to be “neutral in fact as well as in name”, originally hoped to influence the postwar arrangements between the belligerents. However, he was compelled by German attacks on American people and the country’s integrity, leading him to ask Congress for a declaration of war…

In compiling a list of influential Americans, Woodrow Wilson would have to be one of the forerunners, because of his enormous contribution to American history. Wilson was the President of the United States throughout the entirety of the first World War, which proved to be quite influential worldwide. Since it seemed that the American people were getting tired of being in the war, Wilson chose to give a speech to Congress on January 8, 1918 in which he outlined his plan to end World War I.…

It was April 2, 1917 when Wilson made this statement. The Zimmerman Telegram sent from the Germans to Mexico saying they would return land Mexico lost from the U.S. if the Mexicans would join the war and fight with Germany, and the sinking of the Lusitania by a German U-boat that…

Museum curator: Hello everybody! Today we are going to take a look at the bedroom of Theodore Roosevelt. He was the 26th president of the United States and is known as one of the best. Today is actually just my first day as a tour guide, so go easy on me! (laughs nervously) Let’s see who’s on the tour today! (museum curator looks through crowd of people) Oh wow what a variety! We have a group of children on a field trip, a few families, a couple...hello! What’s your names? Couple: *silence*…

even a month after his inauguration, Woodrow Wilson petitioned to congress to declare war on Germany. Wilson’s change of heart was due to valuing the rights and voices of people worldwide over peace. He valued democracy over peace because Woodrow felt it was the only way to maintain a unified people in a stable government. The main reason Woodrow Wilson declared war was because of multiple aggressive attacks from Germany. Though neutral, Woodrow Wilson still maintained strong international…

.In 1971, women’s activist Judy Brady wrote the legendary feminist piece “I Want a Wife.” The essay looks at women through the eyes of married men and their seemingly endless expectations of their wives. When the essay was written, it was “first delivered aloud in San Francisco on Aug 26, 1970. Judy (Syfers) Brady read the piece at a rally celebrating the 50th anniversary of women’s right to vote in the U.S., obtained in 1920,” (Napikoski, Linda). Many men of the time dismissed the essay, but…