Part 7

Quiz for Document P7-3: Woman Suffrage in Washington, District of Columbia (c. 1917–1918)

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Question 1

To what aspect of the Wilson Administration do the suffragists refer in their critique of the president as the “Prophet of Democracy?”A. President Wilson’s proclaimed war aims
B. President Wilson’s policies in the Philippines
C. The Wilson Administration’s opinion of the Mexican Revolution
D. The Wilson Administration’s attack on civil liberties

Question 2

What might the message of the suffragist demonstrators say about American women’s attitude toward U.S. involvement in the European war?A. American women were opposed to armed warfare.
B. Many American women questioned U.S. motives for going to war.
C. Suffragists stood outside of the American mainstream in attitudes toward the war.
D. Women were by nature pacifists.

Question 3

Who would have been the likely audience for the demonstrators’ appeal to guarantee voting rights for women?A. American voters and the public
B. Members of the House and Senate
C. President Wilson and his administration
D. Europeans and the foreign press