USA HISTORY

RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877

WOMENS SUFFRAGE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Read this line:“When Elihu Root, as president of the American Society of International Law, at the eleventh annual meeting in Washington, April 26, 1917, said, “The world cannot be half democratic and half autocratic. There can be no compromise ____ “ What rhetorical device is used?
A
Ethos
B
Pathos
C
Logos
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton form the National Woman Suffrage Association. The primary goal of the organization is to achieve voting rights for women by means of a Congressional amendment to the Constitution.

Detailed explanation-2: -Wilson, appalled by the hunger strikes and worried about negative publicity for his administration, finally agreed to a suffrage amendment in January 1918. One year later, Congress passed the 19th Amendment. One year after that, in August 1920, it was ratified, finally giving women the right to vote.

Detailed explanation-3: -Huge crowds of people block the 1913 suffrage procession on Pennsylvania Avenue. National Archives Collections. Most of the marchers eventually made their way to Continental Hall. But, instead of a triumphant capstone to a perfect day, the rally became a meeting of indignation and protest.

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