RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
WOMENS SUFFRAGE
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Since the US participated for only a single year, World War I-although quite influential in the short term-had no real long-term effects for women or their suffrage movement.
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Having proven themselves equally capable in the work place, World War I demonstrated that women were just as patriotic and deserving of political rights as American men.
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Though World War I opened up many new economic opportunities, it did little to change the views most American men held; consequently, leaving women as politically insignificant as they were before the war.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The suffrage movement seemed stalled by the first decade of the 20th century. But World War I changed the dynamic and ultimately strengthened the suffrage movement. The industrial demands of modern war meant that women moved into the labor force and contributed to the war effort on the home front.
Detailed explanation-2: -When World War One broke out the whole suffrage movement immediately scaled back and even suspended some of their activities. Emmeline Pankhurst remarked that there was no point in continuing the fight for the vote when there might be no country in which they could vote.
Detailed explanation-3: -In particular, World War II led many women to take jobs in defense plants and factories around the country. These jobs provided unprecedented opportunities to move into occupations previously thought of as exclusive to men, especially the aircraft industry, where a majority of workers were women by 1943.
Detailed explanation-4: -Women got the federal vote in three stages: the Military Voters Act of 1917 allowed nurses and women in the armed services to vote; the Wartime Election Act extended the vote to women who had husbands, sons or fathers serving overseas; and all women over 21 were allowed to vote as of January 1, 1919.