Woodrow Wilson

Question 1

What did Woodrow Wilson do that was progressive

Answer 1

-Progressive (government should have more of an active role to protect people’s rights and freedoms)
-He promoted workers’ rights, supported strikes, unions, farmers and 8-hour days for railroad workers
-underwood tariff (reduction on the import taxes)
-taxes on the richest 1%
-espionage act of 1917 (allowed people to be arrested without trial on suspicion of espionage)
-sedition act 1918
-wanted to join the league of nations