Monday, October 20, 2014
Woodrow Wilson
Today we watched a documentary about Woodrow Wilson. We also noted if he was a progressive or not. I think that he was a progressive. Although he was put into office by the boss system, after he was elected governor of NJ he began to reform workers rights and proposed anti-corruption laws. This was what being progressive was about. Giving everyone equal chances. He also denounced the bosses and believed that Americans should have a fair share of the country's wealth. One way Wilson differed from Roosevelt was their views on the trusts. Roosevelt believed that not all trusts were bad and only some who were hurting the people needed to be broken up. Wilson believed that all trust were bad and needed to be broken up so everyone could have a fair share. Do you guys think that Wilson was progressive?
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I think Wilson was a progressive. Who do you think was more of a progressive, Wilson or Roosevelt?
ReplyDeleteI think he is progressive because he stopped corruption, and the great power/ influence/ control of trusts in the US economy. He also established new laws to regulate cooperations. Moreover, he improved the lives of workers and created new opportunities for an average American to excel. In addition, he addresses the congress in person so I think he is progressive because he improved people's lives.
ReplyDeleteI think he was progressive with most of his ideas, but he was a racist president. He segregated the white house and made racial intermarriage a felony. This is not a progressive idea because it does not align with equality and a moving forward from previous mistakes by the country.
ReplyDeleteI feel as if he's very much of a progressive, however he also does many things that go completely against ideas of progressives so you cannot call him a actual progressive. I think he is very much in the middle of being progressive and not progressive.
ReplyDeleteSince we've settled whether or not Wilson was a progressive, which of his 14 points do you guys think was most important to world peace? (Not in his mind but in your guys')
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion his first point that talks about countries not having secret alliances is most crucial for world peace. If every one were to follow this point, when a small out-break occurred the whole world would not be suddenly involved.
ReplyDeleteWilson was most definietely a progressive. While he was somewhat rascist and did not support the civil rights movement, he was definitely the most forward thinking president in terms of world peace and national security, if the US government had agreed with him. Wilson perhaps may have screwed things up to a too great extent in the US to be deemed a good president in their view, which ultimately led to his downfall, along with ailing health, but Wilson's 14 points (and the league of nations) was a revolutionary step towards world peace, which we still use parts of his document today, deeming him a historic figure from the past who was progressive and still impacts today's society.
ReplyDeleteWoodrow Wilson was certainly a progressive. Through most of his actions, he was able to demonstrate his passion for progression in America at the time. Wilson was able to lower tarrifs, introduce income tax, instituted the Federal Reserve System to reform the national economy and although his attempt towards "world peace" concluded in failure, I still believe that his commitment to it was definitely a progressive move.
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