In American history, unity was important; however, during the Progressive Era, women started to unite even more to get the right to vote and also to get jobs. However, this was not easy, as even though women wanted equality because of either religious reasons or people's ignorance, that was impossible. Mary Church Terrell, an American civil rights activist and journalist, had a file speaking about this topic; in 1908, she wrote, “I am glad that it was to a large extent due to Frederick Douglass's masterful arguments and matchless eloquence on behalf of the political emancipation of women that the resolution was carried out despite the opposition of its equally conscientious and worthy foes.” (Terell 2). This quote not only showed how much women wanted rights but also how Frederick Douglass, a man, wanted women to have rights, but the only thing stopping them were people who didn't want equality or wealth. However, this didn't stop women, and they continued to be united and fight for equality, on June 4th, 1919, it was passed by Congress and fully acted on August 18th, …show more content…
History.com stated, “The assassination of Franz Ferdinand set off a rapidly escalating chain of events” (“World War I"), which means there would start a huge riot that would turn into a war. They also stated, “Many countries around the world blamed the Serbian government for the attack and hope to use the incident as justification for settling the question of Serbian nationalism once and for all.” (“World War I”). During the war, America continued to trade with Britain, France, and Germany; however, they slowly stopped trading with Germany because of bribes from Britain and France while claiming to be neutral. This would divide Germany and America. History.com states “In 1915, Germany declared the water surrounding the British Isles to be a war zone, and German U-boats sank several commercial and passenger vessels, including some U.S. ships. (“World War I”) and “World War II”. When President Woodrow Wilson heard this news, he wanted to get involved in the