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How did Woodrow Wilson try to expand the US Army after Congress declared war?
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∙ 13y ago
he called upon congress
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After Congress declared war in April 1917, Woodrow Wilson appointed Newton D. Baker as Secretary of War. Wilson implemented the Selective Service Act, requiring all men between 21 and 30 to register for military service. By the end of the war, the US Army had grown from a force of around 200,000 to over 4.8 million soldiers.
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How did Woodrow Wilson expand the power of the presidency?
Woodrow Wilson didn't expand the power of presidency as much as used it to his advantage. During his two terms in office he got Congress to pass the Federal Trade Commission Act, the Clayton Antitrust Act, the Federal Reserve Act, and an income tax. Few presidents since have gotten Congress to pass a legislative agenda like he did.
What is 3 of Woodrow Wilson's foreign affairs?
The Underwood Tariff, The Fourteen Points, and different policies during WWI that included the United States.
What was the legacy of American involvement and of Woodrow Wilson's diplomacy?
The legacy of America's involvement in World War I would be an increased military and expansion of the Federal government. President Woodrow Wilson will be known for his dramatic shift from neutrality and isolationism to global control and a zeal for war in order to expand his domestic agenda.
The phrase by military conquest treaty and purchase best describes the?
The phrase 'by military conquest, treaty and purchase' best describes the steps in the growth of the American industry, methods employed to expand the US territory, and major areas of President Woodrow Wilson's 14 Points.
What enables congress to expand its powers when necessary?
(elastic clause)
How did Wilson's agenda further expand the governments role in the economy?
chop salad
Congress may informally amend the constitution by passing laws that?
expand the breif provisions of the constitution
When did slavery expand into the Louisiana Territory?
Slavery had expanded into the Louisiana Territory in 1818, when the Missouri Compromise was declared by Henry Clay.
How did congress help expand railroads after the Civil War?
provided railroad companies land free of charge.
How has Congress helped to expand the meaning of the Constitution?
By believing in almighty sosa him and the glo gang took over
Why did congress create and expand federal court systems?
Because the constitution established only the supreme counrt
Why did the US continue to expand?
Because Thomas Jefferson declared that it was the Manifest Destiny for the United States to have it's borders from Coast to Coast.
