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Woodrow Wilson was the 28th president of the United States. He was born in Virginia in 1856 and attended Princeton University, the University of Virginia, and Johns Hopkins University, becoming president of Princeton in 1902. As president from 1913 to 1921, Wilson worked on establishing the Federal Reserve System and Federal Trade Commission, and led the United States into World War I. He advocated for his Fourteen Points and the League of Nations after the war to promote world peace.

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Woodrow Wilson Summary: Woodrow Wilson Was The 28th President of

Woodrow Wilson was the 28th president of the United States. He was born in Virginia in 1856 and attended Princeton University, the University of Virginia, and Johns Hopkins University, becoming president of Princeton in 1902. As president from 1913 to 1921, Wilson worked on establishing the Federal Reserve System and Federal Trade Commission, and led the United States into World War I. He advocated for his Fourteen Points and the League of Nations after the war to promote world peace.

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Woodrow Wilson summary: Woodrow Wilson was the 28th president of

the United States of America. He was born in Virginia in 1856. He was the
son of a Reverend and traveled quite a bit as a child with his family. He
attended college at what is now Princeton University, studied law at the
University of Virginia, and earned a Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University.
He later taught at Princeton, and became president of the university in
1902. He became governor of New Jersey in 1910. He ran for president in
1912 and won, making Wilson the 28th U.S. president. A few items he
worked on were the Federal Reserve Act, The Clayton Antitrust Act, The
Federal Farm Loan Act, Federal Trade Commission Act and income tax.
He was responsible for an agenda that was large and unmatched until the
New Deal.
During his presidency, Wilson was an advocate for farmers and small
businesses. He tried to remain neutral when World War I began in Europe
in 1914, but finally had Congress make a declaration of war in 1917.
Wilson proposed his famous 14 points as part of the Treaty of Versailles;
his final point was the creation of the League of Nations. Wilson was
awarded a Noble Peace Prize for his attempts at solidifying world peace.
After a series of debilitating strokes, his wife, Edith, was believed to have
made many important decisions for Wilson while he convalesced; he never
permanently recovered. Woodrow Wilson died in 1924, just three years
after leaving office.

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