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Significant Acts
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Lowered tariff rates and established a federal income tax with the Underwood Tariff of 1913.
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Established the Federal Reserve System in 1914 to supervise and regulate banks.
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Asked Congress to declare war on Germany on April 2, 1917, after many diplomatic attempts to end World War I.
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Signed peace treaty with Germany to end World War I in 1919.
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Received the 1919 Nobel Peace Prize for efforts to end World War I and to establish the League of Nations.
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Career
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1902-1910 Served as president of Princeton University.
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1911-1913 Served as governor of New Jersey.
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1913-1921 President of the United States.
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Did You Know
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Wilson allowed sheep to graze on the White House lawn during World War I; their wool helped raise money for the Red Cross.
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Wilson was the first president to cross the Atlantic Ocean while in office.
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Wilson established the practice of holding regular presidential press conferences.
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