What was President Wilson known for?

Woodrow Wilson, the 28th U.S. president, led America through World War I and crafted the Versailles Treaty's "Fourteen Points," the last of which was creating a League of Nations to ensure world peace. Wilson also created the Federal Reserve and supported the 19th Amendment, allowing women to vote. read more

Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924), the 28th U.S. president, served in office from 1913 to 1921 and led America through World War I (1914-1918). An advocate for democracy and world peace, Wilson is often ranked by historians as one of the nation’s greatest presidents. read more

the war aims outlined by President Wilson in 1918, which he believed would promote lasting peace; called for self-determination, open diplomacy, freedom of the seas, free trade, end to secret agreements, reduction of arms and a league of nations. aim was to keep russia in the war, reassure the citizens of the allied powers that they were involved in a noble cause, drive a wedge between the governments of the central powers and their people by offering a reasonable peace. read more