How Did The Progressive Movement Move Closer To Equality

Between 1870 and 1920, America moved closer to the ideal of justice, but farther from equality. During the Progressive Movement, America moved farther from achieving equality. Women had almost no rights; they couldn’t vote, couldn’t have a real job, and they didn’t get paid as much as men did if they worked in the same place. African Americans had about the same amount of rights that women had, but they could work in factories and other places that women couldn’t. They had lower wages because of their skin color, they were called names and were bullied. Women and African Americans were not treated fairly in the Progressive Movement when they went to work and when it came to Congress. This leads to a major question when it comes to equality. During the
In the sinking of the USS Maine, America thought that the Spanish had sunk the ship, and therefore went to war with them for justice. The US also helped Cuba have justice for the people that died of hunger, suicide, and sickness when Spain was in control of Cuba. Theodore Roosevelt and the Rough Riders assisted in the search for justice when they defeated Spain in the battle of San Juan Hill. The US helped the Cubans win the war for justice against Spain. The US moved closer to achieving justice during the Expansion because America was able to find justice for both themselves and Cuba. During WWI, America moved closer to achieving justice. When Germany began unrestricted submarine warfare, a good number of US ships were sunk by them. President Wilson threatened the Germans, Germany claimed that they would stop sinking US ships, but lied. When the Lusitania was sunk by a U-Boat, which were the submarines that Germany used, the US got even angrier and Wilson threatened Germany again. This time, Wilson made the Germans pay for the damage as well as stop submarine warfare. The Germans had sunk a lot of US trading ships before America had decided to