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Born: December 28, 1856 In: Stanton Virginia Died: February 3, 1924 Buried in: National Cathedral, Washington D.C. Who was he? The 28th president of the United States. Nickname: “Schoolmaster in Politics” Married to: Ellen Louise Axson, then Edith Bolling Galt Children: Margaret Woodrow, Jessie Woodrow, and Eleanor Randolph -Democrat -Presbyterian [religion] -College Professor, Public Official (President) -Princeton University (College of New Jersey) President Wilson was born by the name of Thomas Woodrow Wilson. He was born in Virginia, but grew up in North Carolina and Georgia during the Civil War. His father was a Presbyterian minister and his mother was the daughter of a Presbyterian minister, therefore Woodrow was raised in a pious environment with strong academics. For college he went to Davidson College in North Carolina for a year. Then he attended Princeton University (formally known as the College of New Jersey) for three years and received his degree in 1879. After graduating, he practiced law in Georgia for a year, but it went nowhere for him. He then entered a graduate study at Johns Hopkins University in 1883 and received his doctorate after three years of attending there. Then in 1912, Thomas Woodrow Wilson won the presidential election and became President Thomas Woodrow Wilson. War broke out in 1914. Wilson was set on maintaining neutrality. He protested Britain and German acts. During the election of 1916, his slogan was “He kept us out of war,” and was reelected president. However, on January, 1917, “Germany announced that ‘unrestricted submarine warfare’ was already started. Four American ships had been sunk by March 27. Wilson then decided to ask for a declaration of war and on April 6, Congress granted it. Wilson knew the outcome before he even entered the war. “He mobilized a nation – its manpower, its industry, its commerce, its agriculture. He himself was the chief mover in the propaganda war.” He gave a speech to Congress on January 8, 1918 that stated his Fourteen Points. These were a huge decision in winning the war, “for people everywhere saw in his peace aims the vision of a world in which freedom, justice and peace could flourish.” Then in 1918, The Treaty Of Versailles was established and the war came to an end.
 * President Thomas Woodrow Wilson. **


 * President Wilson’s Fourteen Points: **

1.] No more secret agreements 2.] Free navigation of all seas 3.] And end to al economic barriers between countries 4.] Countries to reduce weapon numbers 5.] All decisions regarding the colonies should be impartial 6.] The German Army is to be removed from Russia. Russia should be left to develop her own political set-up. 7.] Belgium should be independent like before the war 8.] France should be fully liberated and allowed to recover Alsace-Lorraine 9.] All Italians are to be allowed to live in Italy. Italy’s borders are to “along clearly recognizable lines of nationality” 10.] Self-determination should be allowed for all those living in Austria-Hungary 11.] Self-determination and guarantee of independence should be allowed for the Balkan states 12.] The Turkish people should be governed by the Turkish government. Non-Turks in the old Turkish Empire should govern themselves. 13.] An independent Poland should be created which should have access to the sea.
 * 14.] A League of Nations be set up to guarantee the political and territorial independence of all states.**

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