2008 test · 79/100Recent American History and Other Important Historical Information

Question 79 (2008): Who was President during World War I?

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• (Woodrow) Wilson
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Woodrow Wilson was President when the U.S. fought in World War I, in 1917 and 1918, kiddo.

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