Presidency of Woodrow Wilson

Historical Context Essay

Lucas Paul Richert (University of Saskatchewan)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 3.2.3: American (US) Writing and Culture: The Early Twentieth-century , 1900-1945.
Vol. editors: J. Michael Duvall (College of Charleston), Emory Elliott (University of California, Riverside), Dale Enggass (University of Utah), Matthew Hofer (University of New Mexico), Stephen E. Meats (Pittsburg State University), Tony Papanikolas (San Jose State University), Justin Parks (UiT - The Arctic University of Norway), Nick Selby (University of East Anglia)

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In 1912, Woodrow Wilson was nominated by the Democratic Party to run in the presidential race against Theodore Roosevelt (Progressive Party) and William Howard Taft (Republican Party). The three-way race favoured the Democrats and Wilson indeed emerged victorious, even though he won only 42 percent of the popular vote. Some of Wilson's more famous domestic reform achievements include the Clayton Antitrust Act, the creation of the Federal Reserve System, the establishment of the Federal Trade Commission, and the lowering of duties on imports. Wilson also appointed the first Jewish Supreme Court Justice, Louis Brandeis. In foreign affairs, Wilson authorized the occupation of Haiti and the Dominican Republic. The Wilson administration also engaged Mexico in 1914 and then in 1916. When war…

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Citation: Richert, Lucas Paul. "Presidency of Woodrow Wilson". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 October 2008 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=1194, accessed 26 November 2024.]

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