Presidents
The U.S. Presidents of the 1910’s were Woodrow Wilson and William Taft. William Taft was president of the United States from 1909-1913. After he retired from presidency, he was selected to become Chief Justice of The United States. Taft was a conservative president. Another greatly remembered president was William Taft. Roosevelt's popularity was at it's peak as the campaign of 1908 neared, but he was unwilling to break the tradition by which no president had held office for more than two terms, so instead he decided to support Taft on his campaign and finally won. Taft was administrator of the Panama Canal and was also a former judge with much experience on politics. He brought together the Interstate Commerce Commision and strengthened their ambitions. He also continued the Prosecution of Trusts and established a postal savings system ans a parcel post system also, and finally spent his years of old age expanding the civil service system and was a sponsor to the enactment of two ammendments to the Constitution. The two presidents served the country well in their time. The reformers did not like his conservative policies. However, he lost the election in 1912.

Woodrow Wilson was elected president of the United States in the 1912 election and held this position until 1920. He also tried to keep America out of World War I. But when the Germans continued to attack American Ships, he asked the Congress to declare war in 1917. Whew! What a long wait! America was dying to fight for rights in the War. He intended to make the world "safe from democracy." He proved to be a very great wartime leader. After the war, Wilson was a leading person in the Peace Conference. The League of Nations was all his idea. Although he urged the Senate to join the League, he refused to do so. Wilson fell seriously ill in 1919. He retired from politics, a disappointed man.