Woodrow Wilson

1
Woodrow Wilson

• Student 2
• 8017-14
• Mr. Szaro
• President PowerPoint Project

2
Introduction.

• Woodrow Wilson.
• 28th President.
• Best known for committing the United States to
  World War I.
• We won World War I during his Presidency.
• His real name was Thomas Woodrow Wilson, but he
  dropped his first name.

3
Overview of Early Life.

• Born on December 28, 1856.
• In Staunton, Virginia.
• During the Pre Civil War.
• He grew up in Georgia and South Carolina.
• His parents were Joseph R. and Janet Woodrow
  Wilson.
• He had a younger brother, Joseph.
• He had two older sisters, Marion and Annie.
• He had a childhood disability.
• When he was one his family moved to Augusta,
  Georgia.

4
Overview of Family Life.

• He was married twice.
• First in Savannah, Georgia on June 24th, 1885 to
  Edith Bolling Galt.
• Second in the White House on December 18th, 1915
  to Ellen Louise Axson.
• His first wife died in the White House.
• Edith is a direct descendant of Pocahontas and
  John Rolfe.

5
Overview of Education Career.

• He was a college professor, the Governor of New
  Jersey, and then the President of the United
  States.
• He went to Princeton University and he studied
  law.

6
Important Events Issues When Growing Up.

• He did not fight in any wars.
• The Civil War and Spanish America were going on
  when he was growing up.
• Theodore Roosevelt influenced him.
• Abraham Lincoln was one of the important
  Presidents while he was growing up.

7
Overview of Presidency.

• He ran for President from New Jersey in 1913.
• He was President from 1913-1921.
• He ran twice and was elected twice.
• His Vice-President was Thomas R. Marshall.
• He was a member of the Democrat Party.
• World War I went on while he was President.

8
Overview of Presidency pt. 2

• He ran against Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard
  Taft, and Eugene Victor Debs in 1912.
• He ran against Charles Evans Hughes in 1916.
• Other important leaders that he worked with were
  Secretary Robert Lancing- Secretary of State
  1913-1915, William Jennings Bryan- Secretary of
  State 1920-1921.

9
Major Presidential Accomplishments.

• While he was President we won
• World War I.
• He won the Noble Peace Prize.
• He issued the Fourteen Points, worked on forming
  the League of Nations, and signed the Treaty of
  Versailles.
• He wrote the book On Being Human.
• His image is on the 100,000 dollar bill,
  although it is no longer in circulation.

10
Overview of His Later Life.

• He suffered a stroke while he was still
  President.
• After leaving office, he died later on in 1924.
• Warren Gamaliel Harding was President after him.

11
Conclusion.

• Woodrow Wilson worked hard during World War I,
  and we ended up winning it.
• He was a smart man with a lot of drive.
• I would still like to live in present day time.

12
Bibliography.Books.

• Durant, John and Alice Durant. Pictorial History
  of American Presidents. New York A. S. Barnes
  and Company, 1955.
• Ling, Dr. Peter J. The Democratic Party. San
  Diego Thunder Bay Press, 2003.
• Ross, George E. Know Your Presidents And Their
  Wives. Chicago Rand McNally Company, 1963
• Sauer, Patrick. The Complete Idiots Guide to the
  American Presidents. Indianapolis alpha books,
  2000.
• Sullivan, George. Mr. President. New York
  Scholastic Inc., 2001.

13
Bibliography.Websites.

• American Experience-Search results for Woodrow
  Wilson Online Available http//www.pbs.org/wgbh
  /amex/google_results.html?qWoodrowWilson,
  November 10, 2008
• American Experience-The Presidents-Woodrow
  Wilson Online Available http//www.pbs.org/wgbh
  /amex/presidents/28_wilson/, November 10, 2008
• American Experience-Woodrow Wilson Online
  Available http//www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/wilson/,
  November 10, 2008an Experience-Woodrow Wilson
  Online Available http//www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/wi
  lson/, November 10, 2008
• American History Timeline Online Available
  http//www.animatedatlas.com/timeline.html,
  November 10, 2008
• C-Spans Presidential Libraries Online
  Available http//www.c-span.org/PresidentialLibrar
  ies/n, November 10, 2008
• History Channel-Woodrow Wilson Online
  Available http//www.history.com/presidents/wilson
  , November 10, 2008
• The American President Online Available
  http//www.pbs.org/wnet/amerpres/, November 10,
  2008
• The Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library
  Online Available http//www.woodrowwilson.org/,
  November 10, 2008
• U.S. Presidents-Woodrow Wilson Online
  Available http//cybersleuth-kids.com/sleuth/Histo
  ry/US_History/Presidents/Woodrow_Wilson/index.htm,
  November 10, 2008