Woodrow Wilson 1913-1921

List 4 Domestic Policies of Woodrow Wilson’s 1st term. 1913-1917.

1.) New Freedom

2.) Revenue Act

3) Clayton Anti-Trust Act

4.) Regulation of Labour - Adamson Act

List 3 Foreign Policies of Woodrow Wilson’s 1st term. 1913-1917

1.) Mexico Problem

2.) Panama Canal

3.) Sinking of the Lusitania

Refer to one of the failings of Woodrow Wilson during his 1st term

• Discrimination of Black Americans, → did nothing to prevent the imposition of segregation rules.

During Wilson’s re-election campaign, his firm belief in neutrality was re-affirmed. What was the quote associated with his campaign for 2nd term?

“He kept us out of the war.”

List 3 Domestic Policies of Wilson in his second term?

1.) Railroad Administration - all railroads nationalised.

2.) War Industries Board - increase efficiency of US industrial production

3.) Overman Act (increase Presidential Power) - gave WW unprecedented powers over the war effort.

Give 2 reasons why Woodrow Wilson wanted to enter the war?

1.) Zimmerman Telegram

If Mexico helped Germany, they would get Texas, Arizona, New Mexico.

2.) Renewed Submarine warfare

3 American merchant ships sunken without warning.

The MTCA was introduced as part of the preparedness programme,

• what does it stand for?

• how many officer training camps were set up?

• How many men were drafted due to the Selective Service Bill?

• Military Training Camps Association

• 16

• 3 million

After what event in February 1915 led to Wilson’s increase in armaments?

• Sinking of the Lusitania

• British passenger liner, aprox. 2000 deaths , 128 Americans, occured as Germany declared waters around the British isles a warzone, RMS Lusitania sailing from NYC→ Liverpool.

Give 2 other non-war related ammendments introduced by Woodrow Wilson.

18th Ammendment = Prohibition

19th Ammendment = Female Suffrage

Name 2 acts in 1917 and 1918 damaged Wilson’s reputation domestically ?

1.) Espionage Act 1917

face up to 30 years in prison, fines up to $10,000

2.) Sedition Act 1918

restrict free speech, opposition to war, 150 US citizens imprisoned, EG:/ Socialist leader Eugene Debs, anti-war speech.

• From what year did segregation in the navy begin?

• Many blacks were treated as 2nd class citizens, and what kind of conditions were implemented?

• 1913

• Jim Crow- like conditions.

• The USA were only involved in WW1 for how many years?

• How much billion did it cost them?

• How many men died?

• 2 years

• $32 billion

• 116,000

Think of some adjectives/key terms to describe 28th President Wilson?

• Arrogant/superiority compl

• Haughty

• “his priestly visionary aims”

• individualism

• “New Freedom”

• Princeton university president

• Wilsonian world order of stability and collective security

• Nobel peace prize winner.

True/False, Wilson’s popularity was more prominent abroad than at home towards the end of his presidency?

True

It has been said that Wilson was granted the most wide-ranging powers since what US president?

Lincoln, 18th US President

Wilson’s 14 points and presence as 1 of the ‘Big 4’ at the Paris Peace Conference and creation of the League of Nations led him to become the 1st world leader in the community of nations?

Was Wilson reluctant to accept or decline the harsh treaty but his mind was changed by what country’s high casulties?

• Reluctant to accept

• Russia - lost 12 million

To help pass the Treaty of Versailles, Wilson conducted a large scale public speaking tour. How many speeches did he conduct across how many miles in order to gain support?

40 speeches across 8000 miles.

By how many votes did the Senate reject the Treaty of Versailles?

49 to 35 votes.

From 1919→ 1921, Wilson was severely incapacitated by a stroke, from then what rumours began to emerge about the alarming increase/breach in presidential power?

• That his wife Edith Wilson was signing off Executive Orders on his behalf.

What religion was Wilson raised with and what was his father’s occupation?

• Presbyterian

• Presbyterian minister