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The Best and Worst of Roosevelt, Taft and Wilson

Uploaded by kelizabeth on Sep 04, 2008

America & World History

Final Exam Essay

The Best and Worst of Roosevelt, Taft and Wilson
Saturday, May 31, 2008
Period 1 Final Exam Essay

Woodrow Wilson served as our twenty-eighth president for eight years showing the United States his loyalty, leadership ability and response to tough times.
Woodrow Wilson did many great things for the United States, one of them being his support of the women’s suffrage. For many years women led rallies in front of the white house, begging the president to support their cause. Finally, in 1918, Wilson finally announced his support of the cause, promising women the right to vote. Between the time in 1919 that the senate finally passed the amendment and the time Wilsons support was announced, women saw three results: increased activism among local groups, new, bold ideas to build enthusiasm and rebirth of the national movement.
However, though Wilson had his shining moment with women, he also had some darker days- Although in 1912, Wilson won the support of the NAACP’s black intellectuals and white liberals by promising to treat blacks equally and to speak out against lynching, Wilson did not elect any black officials for his cabinet and instilled segregation facilities, only separating and betraying blacks, not keeping his promises. I believe that if a president is going to make a promise for a change, he needs to either follow through or withdraw his promise with an apology publicly.
Theodore Roosevelt, our twenty sixth p[resident also had his shining moments, for instance, setting aside 194 acres of land for national parks, forests and preserves. By putting aside so much land, Roosevelt showed the United States that he was really serious about being president and wanted to not only better the day, but better the future as well. However, even though he worked hard to preserve America’s future, he did it no justice by pushing William Taft to run for office. Taft had no confidence or desire to be president and though he did a decent job when in office, I believe it was wrong to push him to become something he didn’t want. Without any drive to become president, he was unable to show America the spark that said “I am here for you and will lead you through the rough times”.
Taft was our twenty seventh president and his biggest mistake while in office was allowing his...

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Date:   09/04/2008

Category:   American

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