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Woodrow Wilson

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Noun

1. president wilson, thomas woodrow wilson, wilson, woodrow wilson

28th President of the United States; led the United States in World War I and secured the formation of the League of Nations (1856-1924)

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Woodrow Wilson

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The 28th president of the United States (1913-1921), whose administration was marked by World War I and the introduction of prohibition. At the Paris Peace Conference (1919) he included the establishment of the League of Nations as a proviso of the Treaty of Versailles. Although he was awarded the 1919 Nobel Peace Prize, he was unable to convince the US Senate to ratify the treaty.

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