Which of the Following Statements About Women's Suffrage in 1920

question 45

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about women's suffrage in 1920 is accurate?

• A)Despite their prominence in defense industries after the war, women would not be able to vote for another decade.
• B)The United States was the first nation to permit women to vote in national elections.
• C)Recently granted the right to vote, women comprised 40 percent of the electorate in that year's presidential election.
• D)Women continued to serve in the army and began to rise through the ranks as officers.
• E)Women dominated workers' unions and gained more jobs in the armaments industry as well as steel and lumber mills.

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