https://padlet.com/scornell22/9siccz8ws7eeibfs Woodrow Wilson en-us 2020-06-14 16:16:53 UTC 2024-06-25 10:38:18 UTC hello@padlet.com scornell22 https://padlet.com/scornell22/9siccz8ws7eeibfs/wish/626145507 "Speak softly and carry a big stick". Roosevelt said this due to his enthusiasm in involvement of foreign affairs. This quote meant that the United States under his power, was ready to use physical force if needed. ]]> 2020-06-14 17:29:45 UTC https://padlet.com/scornell22/9siccz8ws7eeibfs/wish/626145507 scornell22 https://padlet.com/scornell22/9siccz8ws7eeibfs/wish/626149079 United States citizens did not agree with the strong involvement in foreign affairs and heavily criticized him for it. ]]> 2020-06-14 17:33:33 UTC https://padlet.com/scornell22/9siccz8ws7eeibfs/wish/626149079 scornell22 https://padlet.com/scornell22/9siccz8ws7eeibfs/wish/626151022 Known as the "Trust Buster". Using his own judgement and expanding his powers as president he was able to distinguish trusts between the "good" and "bad" trusts, which was not popular with the following presidents. ]]> 2020-06-14 17:35:08 UTC https://padlet.com/scornell22/9siccz8ws7eeibfs/wish/626151022 scornell22 https://padlet.com/scornell22/9siccz8ws7eeibfs/wish/626153076 After being inaugurated, he was expected to follow Roosevelt's previous policies, but completely failed at doing so. This choice lead to a split in the Republican Party. ]]> 2020-06-14 17:37:02 UTC https://padlet.com/scornell22/9siccz8ws7eeibfs/wish/626153076 scornell22 https://padlet.com/scornell22/9siccz8ws7eeibfs/wish/626156874 Failed to have any positive effect on the treatment of African Americans in the United States, and did very little to strengthen the military power in the nation. ]]> 2020-06-14 17:40:24 UTC https://padlet.com/scornell22/9siccz8ws7eeibfs/wish/626156874 scornell22 https://padlet.com/scornell22/9siccz8ws7eeibfs/wish/626157714 Unlike Roosevelt, Taft did not take into account the people's opinions, and often made decisions without consulting other men for advice. This caused him even more bad press. ]]> 2020-06-14 17:41:19 UTC https://padlet.com/scornell22/9siccz8ws7eeibfs/wish/626157714 scornell22 https://padlet.com/scornell22/9siccz8ws7eeibfs/wish/626161634 Overall Wilson had many more successes than the previous presidents, along with less failures. Some being... ]]> 2020-06-14 17:44:58 UTC https://padlet.com/scornell22/9siccz8ws7eeibfs/wish/626161634 scornell22 https://padlet.com/scornell22/9siccz8ws7eeibfs/wish/626165791 Wilson focused on tariff reform, stating that all tariffs hurt consumers and create monopolies. He signed The Revenue Act into law, ultimately lowering the average tariff raters from 40 percent to 26 percent. ]]> 2020-06-14 17:49:11 UTC https://padlet.com/scornell22/9siccz8ws7eeibfs/wish/626165791 scornell22 https://padlet.com/scornell22/9siccz8ws7eeibfs/wish/626168841 Signed the Federal Reserve act, giving Federal Banks the ability to print money. This would ensure economic stability for the United States. ]]> 2020-06-14 17:52:30 UTC https://padlet.com/scornell22/9siccz8ws7eeibfs/wish/626168841 scornell22 https://padlet.com/scornell22/9siccz8ws7eeibfs/wish/626171085 Throughout the entirety of his presidency, rather than just disagreeing with Roosevelt's previous actions towards monopolies as Taft did, he expanded the regulations of big businesses and advocated for a restored competition. This would reduce the power of these monopolies and overall benefit the customers. ]]> 2020-06-14 17:54:40 UTC https://padlet.com/scornell22/9siccz8ws7eeibfs/wish/626171085 scornell22 https://padlet.com/scornell22/9siccz8ws7eeibfs/wish/626172444 Following his first term, Wilson was re-elected as the president known as the man who kept us out of war. During his second term, he declared the world must be safe for democracy. ]]> 2020-06-14 17:56:03 UTC https://padlet.com/scornell22/9siccz8ws7eeibfs/wish/626172444 scornell22 https://padlet.com/scornell22/9siccz8ws7eeibfs/wish/626174260 Although the United States did not end up joining, following World War I, Wilson created the League of Nations, to act as an international peacekeeping organization. ]]> 2020-06-14 17:57:51 UTC https://padlet.com/scornell22/9siccz8ws7eeibfs/wish/626174260 scornell22 https://padlet.com/scornell22/9siccz8ws7eeibfs/wish/626175816 Wilson received the 1920 Nobel Peace Prize as the leading creator of the League of Nations. ]]> 2020-06-14 17:59:21 UTC https://padlet.com/scornell22/9siccz8ws7eeibfs/wish/626175816 scornell22 https://padlet.com/scornell22/9siccz8ws7eeibfs/wish/626178783 Wilson ended his second term in 1921. Out of the two previous presidents, being Taft and Roosevelt, ultimately Wilson had the most beneficial effects on America, and the least amount of mistakes. ]]> 2020-06-14 18:02:09 UTC https://padlet.com/scornell22/9siccz8ws7eeibfs/wish/626178783