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President Woodrow Wilson
A) What were the major domestic affairs
that occurred during his
presidency?
Answer/Specific Impact
examples
-Federal Reserve Act
-Tariffs, Banking
and Anti-Trust
Regulations
-Panic of 1907
-economic
opportunity for the
poor through his
“New Freedom”
- UnderwoodSimmons Act
- Clayton Antitrust
Act
-Federal Trade
Commission
-Department of
Labor
-Effects during and
after WWI
B) What were the foreign affairs that the
president had to address?
C) Were there any changes to the
constitution that shows it was a “living
document” during this presidency?
-Mexico in moral
diplomacy
-World War 1
-Fourteen Point
Plan
-Treaty of
Versailles
yes
of 1913
- Achieved the most
significant
reductions in rates
since the Civil War
- excluded farmer’s
organizations from
antitrust
prosecution under
the Sherman
Antitrust Act.
-new gov. board
appointed by the
President to
investigate and
publicize corrupt,
unfair, or anticompetitive
business practices
-different agencies
come about under
Wilson and US
citizens pay off war
debt
-solidified American
opinion of Germany
-bring about “new
diplomacy”
-victory for the US
-force harsh terms
upon Germany
Prohibition (18th);
and women’s
suffrage (19th) were
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both amendments
passed. Wilson
vetoed the Volstead
Act (the 18th
amendment)
Wilson wanted to
lead America and
Congress as the
Prime Minister in
England leads
Parliament
-prohibiting
interference with
the draft and
outlawing criticism
of the government,
the armed forces, or
the war effort
because individuals
were encouraging
people to skip the
draft
D) Were federal powers expanded under
this presidency?
Yes
E) Were individual liberties limited during
this presidency and why?
-Espionage and
Sedition Acts
f) Were there any changes with women,
immigrants and labor during this
presidency?
G) Were private property rights changed?
Pollution management?
conservation?
H) How did this president address social
policies and poverty?
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
As president,
Wilson’s focus was
on expanding
economic
opportunity for the
underclass and
eliminating special
privileges enjoyed
by the richest and
His “New Freedom”
was a crusade and
many acts were
established through
this movement
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most powerful
members of
society
Yes, he dealt with
the independence
of the Philippine
Islands and the
next year Puerto
Rico achieved
territorial status,
and its residents
became U.S.
citizens. He also
dealt with
neutrality and
being involved in
WWI.
We were neutral in
the war until
German submarines
attacked American
ships. We then
became involved,
won the war but got
buried in debt from
war expenses. US
citizens helped to
pay off the debt.
j) Did this president get involved in wars
overseas? Europe? Middle East?
Why? (cause/effect)
k) Did this president get involved in civil
rights? If so how? If not, why?
l) How was democracy expanded or
limited during this presidency?
Yes
US entry in WWI
N/A
N/A
He tried to
expand it all
over the world.
m) Was there evidence of the political,
economic, and social changes in
the United States that expanded
democracy for other minority and
immigrant groups during this presidency?
No
He wanted to be
friends with
everyone to help
make up for
WWI.
N/A
n) How were minorities and immigrants
treated during this presidency?
AA were the
primary source
AA filled many of
the Northern
I) Was this president involved in
imperialism? Wars? Why?
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of workers
industrial jobs
during WWI
o) How did this president embrace
production/mechanization/industrializati
on? What impact did this have?
During WWI,
production
increased
significantly.
p) Describe the labor movement during
this president.
He pushed for fair
business practices
and government
regulation.
-Federal Trade
Commission
-Department of
Labor
q) What push/pull effects were evident
during this presidency?
N/A
r) How did this president address
monetary policy? Economics? Taxes?
Tariffs?
Pull would be that
America was not
involved in any
wars and no push.
He wanted equal
opportunity for all
Americans
s) What policy did this president embrace
for government spending? Inflation?
He spent tons on
the war effort.
t) What cultural artifacts symbolized this
presidency?
The President
Woodrow Wilson
House
US gets in debt and
citizens help pay it
off through
organizations and
government bonds.
The museum
promotes a greater
awareness of
President Wilson’s
public life and ideals
for future
generations through
guided tours,
exhibitions and
educational
programs.
u) What impact did religion have on this
N/A
Implemented
several tariffs
N/A
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presidency?
v) Evaluate the role of the mass media
during this presidency.
w) Describe cultural diversity during this
presidency.
He embraced mass
media and the
press.
He doesn’t really
address diversity
during his
presidency other
than dealing with
imperialism.
He was one of the
only early
presidents in the
19th century to
embrace it.
Puerto Ricans
became US citizens