Question

Was Wilson’s Progressivism at odds with his attitudes toward race?

Answer 1

Overview

Woodrow Wilson was the 28th president of the United States. He served two terms in office, from 1913 to 1921.

Wilson was a Progressive Democrat who believed in the power of the federal government to expose corruption, regulate the economy, eliminate unethical business practices, and improve the general condition of society.

During Wilson’s years in office, the US federal government was segregated and the Ku Klux Klan experienced a major revival.

Wilson’s second term in office was dominated by the First World War. Though Wilson campaigned on the slogan “He kept us out of war,” escalating German aggression ultimately made it impossible for the United States to stay out of the conflict.