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Woodrow Wilson
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Woodrow Wilson was the 28th president of the United States, serving from 1913 to 1921 and the only Democrat to hold the presidency during the Progressive Era. He led the United States through the First World War after initial neutrality, and at the Paris Peace Conference championed the League of Nations and the Fourteen Points as the basis for the postwar peace, though the US Senate ultimately rejected American membership in the League. His domestic record includes the establishment of the Federal Reserve System, alongside a legacy complicated by his support for racial segregation within the federal government.
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He led the nation through World War I in 1917 and 1918, establishing an American footprint in international affairs, and negotiated the well-known Fourteen Points at the Paris Peace Conference in 1919, earning the 1919 Nobel Peace Prize for establishing the League of Nations.
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December 28, 1856
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February 3, 1924
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Wilson successfully advocated for the establishment of a multinational organization, the League of Nations, which was incorporated into the Treaty of Versailles that he signed
Wikipedia: John Maynard Keynes
WikipediaRelated To: John Maynard Keynes, Versailles peace conference section, pressure on Wilson over reparationsQuote, Related To: John Maynard Keynes, Versailles peace conference section, pressure on Wilson over reparations
To Keynes's dismay, Lloyd George and Clemenceau were able to pressure Wilson to agree to include pensions in the reparations bill.
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