Woodrow Wilson: the only movie about the World War I president скачать в хорошем качестве

Woodrow Wilson: the only movie about the World War I president

Movies about American presidents:    • Плейлист   [Background events not shown in the film: Woodrow Wilson was born in Virginian and grew up during the Civil War in a confederate household. His father was a Presbyterian minister who helped found a separate Southern Presbyterian church. Woodrow trained as a lawyer, but quit practicing after one year to get a doctorate and become a professor of history (he is the only US president who possessed a PhD). His books on history and politics advocated a more expansive welfare-oriented role for government. After teaching some years at Princeton, he was appointed president of the University in 1902.] 2:42 1909: Wilson's life as president of Princeton University; he is approached by leaders of the New Jersey Democratic party (including James Smith Jr.) to run for governor of New Jersey 14:15 1910: Wilson is elected governor 22:33 1911: Wilson takes a stand against the state Democratic machine and opposes James Smith's senate bid 25:41 c. 1911: "Wilson for President" movement gets started by progressive Democrats 29:38 Summer 1912: Wilson nominated by Democrats 42:42 Fall 1912: Wilson's campaign and election on the "New Freedom" platform; he wins largely because former president Teddy Roosevelt (like Wilson, a progressive) enters the race on a third-party and splits the Republicans: Wilson is one of the only two Democrats elected president between 1856 and 1932. 49:18 March 1913: Wilson family moves into White House 54:30 Montage of Wilson's progressive legislation: Federal Reserve Act; Underwood Tarriff Act; Clayton Antitrust Act; Federal Trade Commission; Eight-Hour Law 55:14 We meet two crucial figures: Wilson's arch-foe, Republican Senator Henry Cabot Lodge; and his chief advisor on foreign affairs, 'Colonel' Edward House 56:57 August 1914: Death of Wilson's first wife Ellen, the same month that World War I begins in Europe. The American public is adamantly against getting involved in the war at this point. 1:09:01 May 1915: German submarines sink American ship Lusitania, threatening to drag the US into the war; [in a scene that is out of sequence, Wilson compels Germany to end Submarine warfare against international shipping in May 1916] 1:15:44 1915: Wilson meets Edith Galt, widow of a D.C. businessman. 1:23:38 September 1915" Wilson engaged to Edith Galt, despite fact that many believe a second marriage would be badly received by the public and thus threaten his chance of being re-elected. They are married in December. 1:28:30 Fall 1916: Wilson, campaigning on New Freedom again and on the slogan "He Kept Us Out of the War," defeats Republican Charles Hughes (who later becomes Chief Justice on the Supreme Court in 1930). 1:35:39 February 1 1917: Wilson informed that Germany will resume submarine attacks, which makes it impossible to keep the US out of the European war. 1:41:45 April 1917: Wilson announces declaration of war on Germany 1:46:04 America and Wilson in World War I. 1:55:42 January 8 1918: Wilson's delivers his Fourteen Points address, which was his idealistic attempt to turn the war into a moral crusade to create a better Europe (arguably a progressive crusade). It includes his call to establish a "League of Nations." 1:56:31 October 7 1918: Wilson receives German peace note 1:58:39 November 1918: Armistice ends the fighting; Wilson plans to go to Paris for the peace talks 2:02:26 December 1918 to through January 1919: Wilson attends the Paris Peace conference; Wilson argues over redrawing the map of Europe with European leaders 2:10:02 Summer 1919: Wilson returns home to find that Lodge is leading opposition to joining the League of Nations 2:15:53 September 1919: Wilson goes on a strenuous speaking tour to promote joining the League of Nations; he exhausts himself and suffers several strokes which paralyze half his body; this is concealed from the public his wife Edith takes over signing his name on papers and managing White House business (the first female president?) 2:24:26 Summer 1920: President Wilson discusses the nomination of pro-League James Cox as Democratic candidate (he was not as complacent as this movie suggests) 2:27:11 November 1920: Wilson learns that his man Cox has been defeated by the anti-League Republican Harding 2:29:01 March 1921: Wilson leaves the White House