World War I Was an Important Factor in Advancing the Cause

question 19

Multiple Choice

World War I was an important factor in advancing the cause of women's suffrage because

• A) the peace treaty that stopped the fighting required all countries to give women the right to vote.
• B) a number of European nations threatened to refuse military assistance to the United States unless women were given the right to vote.
• C) soldiers returning from service began to demand the right to vote for their wives.
• D) President Woodrow Wilson and members of Congress believed that women would support the war effort if they were granted the right to vote.
• E) too many men were serving in the military overseas to have meaningful elections without the participation of women.

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