|
|
Article: Imagined power: the secret life of Colonel House. (Edward M. House)
- Article from:
- The Historian
- Article date:
- June 22, 1998
- Author:
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1998 Phi Alpha Theta, History Honor Society, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
Woodrow Wilson, the twenty-eighth president of the United States, served during the tumultuous years from 1913 to 1921 that saw the buildup to the First World War, the war itself, including U.S. engagement as of April 1917, and the Treaty of Versailles that ended the war in 1919. He is credited, among other achievements, as the father of the League of Nations. Wilson, a Democrat, embraced a clearly articulated liberal philosophy and an international world view. Although Wilson established the policies of his administration, often in the face of isolationist opposition from Congress, he entrusted much of the actual implementation to his aides and advisors, prominent among ...