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Woodrow Wilson
He proposed the League of Nations to prevent another world war, won the Nobel Peace Prize for doing so, and then watched the United States Senate refuse to join it.
1856–1924
Life Journey
Idealism, war and a vision for world order
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1856
Southern upbringing
Woodrow Wilson was born in the American South, growing up in a society shaped by conflict and reconstruction that influenced his worldview.