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Woodrow Wilson Dbq

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President Woodrow Wilson did not uphold the ideals of the fourteen points in his treatment of American citizens in World War I. He still segregated the African-American community. He didn't think that women's rights were a wise thing to have. In addition, he took away many freedoms that U.S. citizens had during the war. The first reason why he did not uphold the ideals of the fourteen points is because he still segregated African-Americans. The African American community was still treated unfairly due to racial beliefs during WWI. This is true because the majority of the people chosen to be drafted were in the African-American community. Citation: 6.3 slideshow There was still an excessive amount of racial violence towards African-American …show more content…

Wilson initially thought that women’s rights were a waste of time. Additionally, he denied democracy to women. (Citation 6.4 slideshow) He initially thought that women’s rights weren't important. However, he changed his mind and made the 19th amendment which gave rights to women. (Citation: 6.4 slideshow) The third and last reason why President Wilson did not uphold the 14 points is because he deprived many rights from the U.S. citizens, most of which from the African-American community. He limited the freedom of speech that was against what the government decided to do in the war. Eugene V. Debs has seen his friends get arrested because they spoke out against what the government did in the war. (Citation: 6.2 worksheet packet) He made sure that many people were getting drafted into war. In the case of Josef and Micheal Hofer, the government drafted them into war even though their religion forbids them from ever acting in wars. My opposing viewpoints say that President Wilson has done good things too, one of which was creating the 19th amendment, which, of course, gave women’s

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