Woodrow Wilson
/ˌwʊdrəʊ ˈwɪlsn/
/ˌwʊdrəʊ ˈwɪlsn/
- (1856-1924) the 28th US President (1913-21). He was a Democrat and is remembered as an honest man who worked hard for world peace. Earlier in his career he had been President of Princeton University (1902-10) and Governor of New Jersey (1911-3). As US President, he tried to keep the US out of the First World War, but he finally sent US soldiers to join the Allied forces in 1917, saying that 'the world must be made safe for democracy. After the war Wilson's Fourteen Points were used as the basis for the peace agreement, and he was given the Nobel Prize for peace in 1919. He also created the idea for the League of Nations and was greatly disappointed when Congress decided that the US should not join it. Wilson's government also established the Federal Reserve System and the Federal Trade Commission.
伍德罗·威尔逊（Woodrow Wilson）：（1856-1924）第28任美国总统（1913-21）。他是民主党人，被铭记为为世界和平而努力的诚实人。在他职业生涯的早期，他曾担任普林斯顿大学（1902-10）校长和新泽西州州长（1911-3）的职位。作为美国总统，他试图使美国脱离第一次世界大战，但他最终在1917年派遣美军加入了盟军，他说：“必须确保世界民主的安全。战争结束后，威尔逊的“十四点”被用作和平协议的基础，他于1919年被授予诺贝尔和平奖。他还为国际联盟提出了这一想法，当国会决定美国不应加入。威尔逊政府还建立了联邦储备系统和联邦贸易委员会。