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Wilson and the First World War Part One: Wilson and Progressivism at Home and Abroad From Virginia and raised in Georgia and North Carolina, Wilson was the first Southerner to be elected President... since 1844 Only the second Democrat since Reconstruction (third if you want to count Johnson)* Wilson’s Early Domestic Agenda * Made possible by the passage of the 16th Amendment during the first month of his Presidency Wilson “Priming the Pump” of the Economy Wilson had little interest in foreign affairs until his time in office “It would be an irony of fate if my administration had to deal with foreign affairs” (Wilson shortly after winning the Presidency in 1912) However, his approach to the world was largely shaped by his progressiveness* The Buildup to War in Europe Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, killed in the Sarajevo, Bosnia, by a Bosnian Serb terrorist Breakdown of the initial conflict: Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia Russia declares support for Serbia Germany declares war on Russia and its ally France Great Britain declares war on Germany to defend France The Zimmerman Telegram [Show More]
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