Woodrow Wilson's Ideas Of New Nationalism
Former president of Princeton University, Woodrow Wilson was a scholarly individual and a Progressive. Compared to Roosevelt’s ideas of New Nationalism, Wilson seemed conservative when he first presented a program of policies called New Freedom. Wilson did not advocate for social justice as many Progressives had wished. He also believed that once government had control over economic abuses, it should fade into the background of American life. As president, Wilson focused on preventing monopolies as well as creating economic possibilities for small businessmen through massive reduction on tariffs, banking reform, fair trade, and antitrust