This, in part, led to a decline in confidence in America as a whole. Especially after the failure of containing Communism in Vietnam, the nation was also especially vulnerable to feelings of inferiority and dread. Jimmy Carter attempted to reinvigorate the American spirt by tapping into the heritage of the United States to try and convince citizens that America was not faltering, as it appeared.
The ratification of the 19th Amendment – The ratification of the 19th Amendment was spurred by a long push from women and some men to grant women suffrage. Before the 19th Amendment was ratified, many states granted women partial suffrage, and in some states, such as Utah, women had full suffrage before the 19th Amendment. As the United States approached the close of the Progressive Era, one of the last progressive reforms to finally be realized was universal women’s