Key Events in President Woodrow Wilson's Administration
World War I, 1914-1918 This 5-year war unified the Allied Powers against the Central Powers. President Wilson was critical of U.S. involvement at the wars outset.
Prohibition, 1919 The Eighteenth Amendment placed a ban on all alcoholic beverages.
Women Voting, 1920 The Nineteenth Amendment provided women the right to vote.
Election of Senators by the People, 1913 The Seventeenth Amendment granted citizens the right to elect their senators; the senators had previously been chosen by state legislatures.
Federal Trade Commission, 1914 This commission was originally created to "kill monopoly in the seed," according to President Wilson and assist those smaller businesses unable tofinancially compete with larger companies.
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