Woodrow Wilson's Presidency

Princess Dela Cerna
Dr. Michael D. Blodgett
U.S. History Since 1877
September 13, 2014 Paper One: Presidency of Woodrow Wilson Woodrow Wilson was a man with intellect and reasons. His main desire was to end all future wars in the nation. He proposed an international peacekeeping force called the League of
Nations. “Wilson’s Third great legacy to American foreign policy is presented more fully in the fourteen points than in The Treaty of Versaille.” (xiv.) Where he talks about his plans for keeping the peace between all nations. Woodrow Wilson was raised by Mr. Joseph Ruggles, his father and also his mentor, to be a religious man. Mr. Wilson encouraged his son, Woodrow
Wilson “to develop an oratorical skills and stressed precision in speech and writing.” (1). Wilson
During Wilson’s time as president, the constitution have become less important and his power to inspire, shape, and lead public opinion became his main priority. (8)“To wilson he believed politically

controlled and directed economic development was the basis of progress.” (9) According to
Wilson, Capitalist only sought power and profit for purely selfish reasons, like monopoly. He believes that the government should control all the businesses because real growth needs to be guided or shaped by politics rather than rely on unlimited resources. “Irresistible energy and efficiency of harmony and cooperation” could help the society move forward, but the government will still regulate and guide them to public interest(9). Without regulations and controls, these selfish competitions would cause conflict and violence in so many ways(9). He believes that the government should control all the businesses, real growth needs to be guided
But in exchanged to all that, the living expenses in the rural area also increased by 35 per cent. Many constitution were corrupt during the Spanish­American war, thats why people didn 't have much trust in the government, but Wilson changed all that by focusing on one thing.
Wilson noticed that the people felt helpless and had no control over gigantic forces. People wanted somewhere to place their trust. Wilson argued that strong administration could make the democratic state more rather than less responsive to the people. (6) In the late 1890’s and early
1900’s americans wanted government control than ever before. they expect government to improve the industrial condition and provide social justice, and social control. (22). The
Americans were fighting against corruption, the government attempted to make all the businesses more socially responsible. Wisconsin was the first state that forms the civil­service, which they “improved public education, create a law that regulates children and women 's labor, health and pure­food rules…” (23) and all the other things that is necessary to help the