Woodrow Wilson: A World War and a League of Nations

Explore a 25-minute video lecture on Woodrow Wilson's presidency during World War I and the formation of the League of Nations. Delve into Wilson's progressive policies, his efforts to keep America out of the war, and the country's eventual emergence as a global superpower. Examine the complexities of Wilson's tenure, including his progressive views and regressive racist attitudes. Learn about key events such as the Underwood Tariff, the Federal Reserve Act, and the sinking of the Lusitania. Discover how Wilson's Fourteen Points Speech shaped post-war negotiations and the creation of the League of Nations. Analyze the domestic challenges faced during this period, including the suppression of anti-draft activists and the First Red Scare. Gain insights into Wilson's health struggles and their impact on his presidency. Understand how this pivotal era in American history set the stage for the United States' role in global affairs and the eventual formation of the United Nations.

Thomas Woodrow Wilson
part of Democratic Progressive Movement
The Underwood Tariff (1913)
The Adamson Act (1916)
Republicans
The Federal Reserve Act (1913)
Wilsonian Idealism
Pancho Villa
Pershing became a national figure
Postmaster General Albert S. Burleson brought up segregating workplaces
First Lady Ellen Wilson
Louis Brandeis (1856 - 1941)
1916 Presidential Election
May 1915 - The Sinking of the Lusitania
Espionage Act (1917) and Sedition Act (1918) (suppression of anti-draft activists)
Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer pushed for expulsion of non-citizen radicals (First Red Scare of 1919-1920)
November 1917 - Bolshevik Revolution
August 1918
January 8th, 1918 - Wilson's Fourteen Points Speech
The United States emerged as the premiere global power
Wilson fell victim to an influenza pandemic
September 1919 - Wilson collapses from exhaustion
the Senate was worried about the sovereignty of Congress in being able to declare war
February 1920 the public becomes aware of Wilson's health
The Prohibition of Alcohol (1920 - 1933)
18th Amendment - Prohibition THE AMERICAN ISSUE
Wilson's failed League of Nations eventually became the United Nations
PROFESSOR DAVE EXPLAINS